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Indonesia pushes for transparent global royalty governance at WIPO forum

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia is pushing for international reforms to improve royalty governance for creative economies.
  • The country advocates for transparency, accountability, and interoperability in royalty management.
  • Indonesia will host a global forum on cross-border copyright royalty governance in Bali in October.

Indonesia is championing a global initiative to reform royalty governance, aiming to create a more transparent and accountable system for the creative economy. At the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly in Geneva, Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas presented Indonesia's commitment to enhancing international royalty management.

The proposal, which has been under discussion since December 2025, is built on three core principles: transparency, accountability, and interoperability. These principles are intended to foster a digital economy that better serves creative industries.

Based on this foundation, Indonesia also invites WIPO Member States to jointly reflect on new dimensions of the same discourse: besides music, there is the sustainability of journalistic works and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on attribution and remuneration.

— SupratmanDuring a Ministerial Dialogue in Geneva, highlighting Indonesia's broader vision for intellectual property discussions.

"Based on this foundation, Indonesia also invites WIPO Member States to jointly reflect on new dimensions of the same discourse: besides music, there is the sustainability of journalistic works and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on attribution and remuneration," Supratman stated during a Ministerial Dialogue in Geneva.

To further these efforts, Indonesia will host the Global Forum on Cross-Border Copyright Royalty Governance in Bali this October, gathering WIPO member states. Supratman also noted Indonesia's positive reception of UNESCO's draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, viewing it as complementary to WIPO's copyright-based dialogue. Following discussions with WIPO Director-General Daren Tang, who praised Indonesia's initiative, further points on royalty governance will be addressed at the 49th SCCR session in December 2026.

Indonesia also welcomes the ongoing consultation process at UNESCO on the draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, which we view as complementary and mutually reinforcing with the copyright-based dialogue we are promoting at WIPO.

— SupratmanCommenting on the synergy between WIPO's copyright discussions and UNESCO's efforts on fair compensation for news.
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