'€œWe will file a report on four additional websites on Tuesday,'€ said APROFI secretary general Fauzan Zidni to thejakartapost.com on Monday.

APROFI is currently preparing the charges before reporting the case to the National Police's Criminal Investigations Directorate (Bareskrim). Fauzan said the criminals could face a maximum of ten years in prison.

Fauzan refused to name the websites, but he said they are among the top 100 websites most visited by Indonesians.

Previously, APROFI had filed a report on 22 websites on Aug. 15, which resulted in the Communication and Information Ministry ordering the blockade of those websites.

APROFI is acting on behalf of its members, which consists of 40 production houses, whose 25 films were found pirated by the websites. Fauzan added that the association could only report the works from its members because to file a report for such cases requires the consent of the copyright'€™s holder.

To combat piracy on copyrighted products, APROFI has been working with the Creative Economy Agency to establish the Anti-Piracy Task Force, whose job it is to protect the copyright of creative products coming from the film and music industries.

Fauzan said that the task force and the association would also fight piracy by educating the public through campaigns on the awareness of creative workers' economic rights. (rad/kes)(++++)

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