Piracy is commonly identified as a major IP problem in Indonesia. The USTR cites “rampant piracy” as one of the reasons Indonesia is included in its Priority Watch List (see our post here).
According to a Jakarta Post article (see here), the Indonesian Association of Artists, Singers, Composers and Recording Businessmen (PAPPRI) estimates that 95.7 percent of music sales in Indonesia are pirated, and the industry is losing IDR 4 trillion (around US$279 million) annually.
Both Police and the Creative Economy Agency have been talking about stepping up enforcement efforts in 2016. This could involve more website blocks, and more police raids. At this stage, in the absence of representative collecting societies, artists need to register complaints before enforcement action can be taken (under the current Copyright Law, infringement is a complaint-based crime).
(a DVD/music stall in Ambassador Mall, Jakarta - Jakarta Post)