Establishing an Indonesian PT (LLC): A Practical Perspective

Your business is growing, and you need to establish a company for taking your business to the next level. what should you do? First and foremost, you should ask yourself: Do you really need to establish a company? Why you should establish a company when you can run the whole business with your name as a sole proprietorship (or in Indonesian legal term, Usaha Perseorangan)?

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How Foreign Investment Restrictions Will Affect Indonesian Online Retail Industry

Following last week’s revelation that the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has extended the interpretation of the Negative Investment List, which restricts foreign investments, to cover companies that conduct online trading, we contacted a number of industry figures to seek their opinion or understanding of this new implementation.

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Kudonlot Mungkinkan Mengunduh Lagu-Lagu Musisi Favorit Secara Gratis

Musisi menjual lagu-lagunya secara online mungkin sudah bukan hal baru, tapi bagaimana jika mereka memberikan kesempatan kepada masyarakat untuk mengunduh lagu favorit secara gratis dan legal? Bagaimana mereka memperoleh pendapatan dari hak kekayaan intelektual tersebut? Kudonlot mencoba menjembatani dua kebutuhan ini, di mana musisi masih bisa mendapatkan perolehan dana dan memberikan akses gratis kepada penikmatnya.

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Dua Album Efek Rumah Kaca Bisa Didapatkan Gratis dan Legal Dengan Lisensi Creative Commons

Kabar gembira bagi penggemar band Efek Rumah Kaca (ERK), kini para penggemar musik band ini bisa mendengarkan atau mengunduh lagu dari album pertama dan kedua mereka secara gratis dan legal. Lagu-lagu dari dua album ERK ini bisa diunduh gratis berkat lisensi Creative Commons 3.0 yang diterapkan pada karya-karya lagu ERK.

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Indonesia Internet Association Develops Platform For Selling Legal Music Content

Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJII) – Association of Indonesia Internet Provider is developing a platform to sell legal music content. This business scheme is a response from Internet Service Provider (ISP) of APJII in dealing with the development of technology business. According to APJII, as reported by Detikinet, telematic business is now growing to content, platform and app development.

On the other side, by the existence of this platform, ISP will block music content illegal downloading. When one of its users downloads an illegal content, ISP will be notified and block the content. This scheme is expected to be able to eliminate the spread of illegal music.

APJII’s developed platform is basically similar to the platform owned by cell phone vendor or platform developer such as Nokia Store or iTunes. ISP will receive something from each of downloaded music content. This profit sharing scheme is still discussed with music industry player. The scheme will be based on songs, KB of data or other policy.

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APJII Kembangkan Platform untuk Menjual Konten Musik Legal

Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJII) sedang mengembangkan sebuah platform untuk menjual konten musik legal. Skema bisnis ini menjadi respon Internet Service Provider (ISP) anggota APJII dalam menghadapi perkembangan bisnis teknologi. Menurut APJII, seperti dikutip oleh Detikinet, bisnis telematika sekarang sedang berkembang ke arah pengembangan konten, platform dan aplikasi.

Di sisi lain, dengan adanya platform ini, ISP akan memblokir unduhan konten musik ilegal. Ketika salah satu pelanggannya mengunduh konten ilegal, ISP akan mendapatkan notifikasi dan memblokir konten tersebut. Skema ini diharapkan mampu memberantas peredaran musik ilegal.

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