Copyright law benefits producers

Tue, 22 Jul 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza
Mahendra says regulations pertaining to intellectual property
rights of industrial design is aimed at effectively protecting a
product from being copied.

Yusril also said on Monday that the regulation was part of
Indonesia's commitment to upholding the Agreement on Trade
Related Aspect Of Intellectual Property Right by the World Trade
Organization (WTO).

The minister said the commitment had been translated into Law
No. 31/2000 on the protection of industrial design.

Indonesia ranks third after China and Vietnam in piracy.

A recent report by the Business Software Alliance showed that
software developers suffered losses of US$80 million in 2001
because of pirated software.

After one year of campaigning, Law No. 19/2002 on copyright
protection is to come into effect on July 29, 2003. -- Antara

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