Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Creative Economy has highlighted support for the Ministry of Law in improving the creative industry ecosystem, especially related to music royalties.

"The Ministry of Creative Economy is present to improve the creative industry ecosystem, including the music industry," Deputy for Media Creativity at the Ministry of Creative Economy Agustini Rahayu told ANTARA here on Friday.

She affirmed that the ministry had discussed the issue of music royalty ecosystem improvement with various stakeholders, including the Ministry of Law.

Rahayu expressed hope that the discussions can trigger an acceleration of improvement in the music ecosystem to realize a better condition for the industry players.

Furthermore, she underlined that to achieve the goal, the improvement of the royalty ecosystem must be carried out carefully and be supported by all parties.

She assessed that the issue of music royalties has emerged due to the dynamic nature of the creative economy, thereby needing some adjustments.

Regarding the plan to centralize the royalty collection to a single institution, namely the National Collective Management Agency (LMKN), she stated that the official decision still awaits a statement from the Ministry of Law.

Commission XIII of the House of Representatives (DPR) is targeting the bill on the amendment to Law Number 28 of 2014 on copyright to be completed in 2025.

Deputy Chair of Commission XIII Andreas Hugo Pareira earlier stated that the commission has listened to the aspirations of the government and musicians, who are set to join the drafting team for the Copyright Bill.

The bill will not focus only on the regulation of royalties but will address copyright issues in general more broadly.

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