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Rampant piracy paralyzes Indonesian music industry
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Digital storage: Players in the local music industry have been complaining about what they say is the government's slow response to rampant music piracy amid the rising popularity of music sharing sites. (Shutterstock/-)
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he Recording Industry Association (ASIRI) on Wednesday urged the government to intensify its efforts to combat rampant piracy in the local music industry, which has caused substantial losses over the past years.
ASIRI general manager Ventha Lesmana said Indonesia saw over 2.8 billion illegal song downloads annually, which translated to around Rp 14 trillion (US$1.06 billion) in losses for the industry.
“The Communications and Information Ministry has still not made [the eradication of] song piracy a priority. They are more concerned with blocking websites that contain pornography or gambling,” he told reporters Wednesday.
Ventha said the association was in the process of compiling evidence to criminalize parties that ran illegal music-sharing sites. It is planning to file a police report next year.
Over the past two years, the government has blocked more than 40 illegal music sharing sites, including international torrent giant kickass.to, thepiratebay.se and stafaband.co. (win/hwa)
