The Law and Human Rights Ministry cautioned that several irresponsible parties were currently taking advantage of another individual’s performing arts to derive personal gains.

“Often people record an art performance of a dancer through a smartphone and then the recording is published for personal gains,” Director of Intellectual Property Cooperation and Empowerment of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the ministry Daulat P. Silitonga stated during an online discussion as seen here on Wednesday.

The irresponsible party uploads the recording to their personal social media accounts without the permission of the dancer, musician, or art creator.

This act definitely harms the artist or intellectual property’s creator. According to the law, the owner of the work is entitled to economic and moral rights over the work he or she creates.

This condition persists to this day and has discouraged artists or people who create intellectual properties. Such unlawful actions have become more rampant than ever, attributed to the progression of times and the rapid developments in information technology.

“Hence, it is very important for artists to know their rights,” Silitonga affirmed.

Generally, performing arts, in which various arts are included, are objects of copyright protection. This includes music, dance, dancers, and musicians, who play music.

Silitonga emphasized that creators or copyright holders of works of art had their rights stipulated clearly in Law Number 28 of 2014 on Copyright.

“Moral rights and economic rights, as the exclusive rights of creators and performers, are also protected in Articles 9, 12, and 23 of Law Number 28 of 2014 regarding Copyright,” he concluded.

Source: Antara News