Knowing that the original price of “Windows 11 Home” on the Microsoft website is sold for IDR 2,999,999, but on the well-known e-commerce in Indonesia, it can be found for only IDR 20,000, complete with the promise of an activation key that is valid forever. What’s even crazier is that this high price disparity opens…
Recently, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Indonesia (DGCE) has taken widespread action against tons of illegal food to protect consumers and the Indonesian food industry. Because the ingredients of food imported illegally are unknown, it can endanger residents and disrupt the distribution of local food producers. But did you…
Check out AFFA IPR’s first collaboration with Indonesia’s iconic Si Juki character in a comic raising awareness about IP. With more than 771K followers on Instagram, Si Juki is the work of Faza Meonk, one of Indonesia’s most influential IP creators, who has collaborated several times with various international IPs, such as Garfield and SpongeBob…
Indonesia Issues Publisher Rights: Google and Social Media Must Collaborate with Local Media The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on February 20, 2024, signed the Presidential Regulation Number 32 of 2024 concerning the Responsibility of Digital Platform Companies to Support Quality Journalism. One of the provisions in that regulation, which President Joko…
Remixed Music from the Indonesian Intellectual Property Perspective The weekend is just around the corner. Which club will you go to to spend the night? The club with the most comfortable atmosphere? In the middle of the city? On the beach? Club with makes the best drink? Or the one with the most popular live…
Writer Forbids Singers from Performing Their Songs – Is It Possible? A few weeks ago, the Indonesian music industry was enlivened by the case of a 35 billion Rupiah lawsuit from Ndhank Surahman Hartono, former guitarist and composer of the song “Mungkinkah” (in English: “Is it possible?”), against the band Stinky, where he used to…
AI: A Threat to Our Intellectual Property? AI is a branch of computer science that deals with creating intelligent agents, which are systems that can reason, learn, and act autonomously. AI research has been highly successful in developing effective techniques for solving a wide range of problems, from self-driving cars, medical diagnosis, product recommendations, creating…
Enters Public Domain – Mickey Mouse Stars in 3 Horror Films? Mainstream news channels are busy reporting that Mickey Mouse, The Walt Disney Company’s mascot, has entered the Public Domain as of January 1, 2024. As a result, many parties are immediately looking for their fortune by presenting this black mouse in various media. Uniquely,…
Unveiling Copyright Ownership in the Film Industry: Legal Perspectives There is still often a question among the public about who owns the copyright for a large-scale work, such as a movie. Because movies, especially feature films, involve many derivative works and other interrelated supporting works. Starting from scripts, background music, movie posters, and even a…