The Urgency of Supervision and Law Enforcement of Copyright Protection in Cyber Spaces in Indonesia

10.2478/bjlp-2023-00000229

Abstract

The increasing use of instant communication technologies has increased our ability to manipulate, copy and transmit media around the world cheaply and instantly. Today's society has easy access to information in the form of digital information products. However, this results in copyright infringement which often goes unnoticed. This study aims to determine the urgency of supervision and law enforcement regarding copyright protection in cyber space in Indonesia. This study uses a normative juridical method with descriptive analytical research specifications through a statutory approach. Based on this research, it can be concluded that copyright is the exclusive right of the creator that arises automatically based on the declarative principle after a creation is realized in a tangible form without reducing restrictions in accordance with statutory provisions. Today copyrighted works in digital form are easily duplicated, with results that are almost indistinguishable from the original. Given the magnitude of the impact of piracy and counterfeiting, a more comprehensive alternative legal protection is needed to combat all forms of copyright infringement in cyberspace, with strict supervision and enforcement of copyright protection in cyberspace, digital piracy actors can be suppressed and avoided. from actions that violate copyright. It can also help maintain the integrity and value of copyrighted products or works. Apart from that, it is also necessary to increase the understanding of intellectual property rights consultants regarding copyright so that they can assist intellectual property rights cases with national and international dimensions.