On December 8, 2022, five representatives from Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), including Mr. Anom Wibowo, S.I.K., M.Si (Directorate of Investigation and Dispute Settlement), visited CODA.
DGIP operates under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia and oversees a broad range of intellectual property rights, including copyrights, design rights, layout-designs of integrated circuits, trade secrets, patents, and trademark rights. DGIP also houses an investigation bureau that handles responses to intellectual property infringements.
This meeting was led by Mr. Tomohiro Nishiyama, who was dispatched as a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expert to DGIP. The main purpose was to share information regarding online infringement, particularly piracy, which has been expanding on the internet.
From CODA, the meeting was attended by CODA Representative Director Takero Goto, Director of Overseas Copyright Protection Masaharu Ina, and Director of International Affairs Tatsuya Otsuka. During the meeting, Director Ina and Director Otsuka gave presentations on CODA’s activities, focusing especially on measures against online infringements. The discussion was active, with a lively exchange of questions and answers, resulting in a highly effective information-sharing session.
■ DGIP https://www.dgip.go.id/
■ JICA https://www.jica.go.jp/index.html
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About CODA
CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) was established in 2002 at the call of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to promote the overseas development of Japanese content and take anti-piracy measures. Japan’s proud content, including music, movies, anime, broadcast programs, video games, and publishing, plays an important role in enhancing the nation’s international presence and economic growth. As digital technology becomes more widespread, it is even more significant to protect Japan’s content from increasingly artful copyright infringement and promote the content industry’s development. CODA contributes to the deterrence and detection of online and other piracy, by sharing knowledge with relevant government agencies, organizations, and companies in Japan and abroad, to engage in direct and indirect anti-piracy measures, as well as public relations activities. Visit https://coda-cj.jp/en/activity/ for more information on CODA’s projects.