Royalty management ensures recognition for creators: minister

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Badung, Bali (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas said royalty management policy ensures creative workers and creators to get adequate recognition and compensation for their contributions.

It is essential since the technology not only creates opportunities but also new challenges in managing, identifying, and recognizing intellectual works.

“The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has become a cross-cutting theme in all discussions on the matter,” Agtas said at the Global Dialogue on Cross-Border Copyright Royalty Governance in the Digital Era in Badung District, Bali, on Wednesday (Oct 7).

He underscored current challenges lie in the implementation stage, thereby requiring a well-targeted, data-driven approach that engages various stakeholders.

Therefore, he emphasized Indonesia stands ready to facilitate efforts in strengthening sustained cross-border communication, coordination, and collaboration through relevant platforms, while continuing to uphold the principles of voluntarism, inclusiveness, and openness.

He affirmed the efforts will continue to respect and complement ongoing discussions within the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other relevant international forums.

Agtas also noted one such effort is the Global Dialogue on Cross-Border Copyright Royalty Governance in the Digital Era, organized by the Indonesian government.

“Through open and inclusive dialogue, we can ensure the technological innovation goes hand in hand with respect for creators’ rights,” he noted.

The minister explained the global dialogue, hosted by Indonesia from October 7 to 9, is voluntary and non-normative in nature.

Attended by delegates from 32 countries in person and four virtually, the forum serves not as a negotiation venue and is not intended to produce legally binding commitments.

Therefore, he said the views expressed do not represent the official position of any participating state, nor do they signify support or rejection of specific policy outcomes in the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) or other forums.

He emphasized the dialogue aims to share experiences, address emerging challenges, identify best practices, and explore voluntary international cooperation, particularly for developing and least developed countries.

“Let us move forward from shared understanding toward concrete cooperation, built on a spirit of collaboration,” Agtas said.