Piracy in local software makers? It's the same with music and cinema... And as far as I know, those branch of industry don't have any kind of financal support in Indonesia. Dubbing music is killing music, a wise man said. I don't feel so bad when I see American artist, movies or softwares being copied, but when it's time to talk about local business, we all must be careful and teach as we can the people of the consequences of encouraging piracy... but of course, how to do it when noby cares?...

Piracy cripples local software makers Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia currently holds the dubious honor of having the world's third-most flourishing piracy industry. This seems to be a situation that is unlikely to change, until the true economic consequences of piracy are felt.

Indonesia needs to rely more on domestic market: Rabobank Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As global demand for Indonesian products decreases in 2007 in line with a predicted slowdown in the world's economy, the country's domestic market will become more important, a Rabobank study says. "So far, the increase of commodity prices has contributed much to the country's exports.