Track: Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Implementation of Intellectual Property Laws in South East Asia is different between parties. The research purpose is to know Prosecution of Criminal Offenders for Copyright Infringement in VCD and DVD Field in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. The research used qualitative method with primary and secondary data intake. The result of the research, prosecution of criminal offenders for copyright infringement in Indonesia is different between Singapore and Malaysia. Although same in ordinary offense principle, implementation property laws in Indonesia covers broadcast, showing off, circulate, or sell creation or copyright infringement product to the public. In Malaysia, illustration of copyright infringement is wider. It is content sales, leasehold, propose to sell or rent, have for other than oneself, distribute, showing off, import to Malaysia or produce pirated  video compact disk or digital video disk. In Singapore, copyright infringement in VCD and DVD means sales, leasehold, offer, distribute and showing off pirated goods. The result of the research showed implementation intellectual property laws in Indonesia far for expectations with the result that not give deterrent effect for perpetrator. This is due two things specifically substantial from criminal sanctions and civil sanctions.