Abstract

The rapid development of information and communication technology in the digital era has increased the importance of legal protection of copyright. This journal aims to comprehensively analyse the regulations and rules related to copyright in Indonesia, with a focus on the impact of the digital era on copyright protection. The development of science and technology over time has changed very rapidly and significantly. In this digital era, works that are usually in physical form can be transformed into digital form. The purpose of this research is to find out how the legal protection of copyrighted works in the digital era and the role of the government in overcoming the occurrence of duplication of copyrighted works in the digital era. The type of legal research conducted in normative juridical is normative juridical where the law is conceptualised as what is written in the legislation (law in books) or law is conceptualised as rules or norms that are a benchmark of human behaviour that is considered appropriate. Based on UUHC Number 28 Year 2014 Article 4 states that copyright is an exclusive right consisting of moral rights and economic rights. Any person exercising economic rights to a work must obtain permission from the creator or copyright holder. Legal protection efforts must also be in accordance with the provision of strict and appropriate sanctions to copyright infringers by law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.