Film and Music Piracy in Indonesia
ABSTRACT Technology development has allow people in the world,especially in this case,Surabaya, to violate copyrights of music and films in many forms . This practice (Music and films piracy violation) is spread widely over Surabaya, largely consumed by citizens and poorly handled by the authorities. In this paper, we will focusing about why and how we as citizens should come to the solution for this case in relation to our Ideology (Pancasila) and our role as Indonesian citizens. After that,I will also briefly explain about the relation between solving this issue to the impact of business world and our part as chinesse ethnicity in Surabaya.The purpose of this paper is to increase the public awareness about music and films piracy. This study will explain and gives proofs showing that music and films piracy is a form of a crime and should be stop to make Indonesia better off.
CONTENT
The world knows that when its about piracy,Indonesia is one of the highest piracy rates on the world (behind Vietnam and China in all Asia). Based on the survey held recently by Hongkong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), Indonesia’s crime in piracy has given severe damage on U.S content industry especially software and music Industry. The music industry suffer 95% overall loss of Indonesian market because of the piracy activity trough internet,mobile phone or in physical. Surabaya,as one of the biggest city in Indonesia also take a major part on this crime. Altough there are no clear evidence about the number of the crime and the precise place where the crime has been done in Surabaya,It’s really clear that in this city Intelectual and Property rights are being violated most of the time. There are more than 30 stores,spread in big malls,which sells pirated music and films in forms of DVDs and CDs who sold thousands pirated optical discs,daily consumed by many citizens (without them realizing that their actions is a crime),and the authorities never
CONTENT
The world knows that when its about piracy,Indonesia is one of the highest piracy rates on the world (behind Vietnam and China in all Asia). Based on the survey held recently by Hongkong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), Indonesia’s crime in piracy has given severe damage on U.S content industry especially software and music Industry. The music industry suffer 95% overall loss of Indonesian market because of the piracy activity trough internet,mobile phone or in physical. Surabaya,as one of the biggest city in Indonesia also take a major part on this crime. Altough there are no clear evidence about the number of the crime and the precise place where the crime has been done in Surabaya,It’s really clear that in this city Intelectual and Property rights are being violated most of the time. There are more than 30 stores,spread in big malls,which sells pirated music and films in forms of DVDs and CDs who sold thousands pirated optical discs,daily consumed by many citizens (without them realizing that their actions is a crime),and the authorities never