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TikTok Sued for Rp 13.1 Billion for Copyright Infringement of Virgoun's Song

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TikTok Sued for Rp 13.1 Billion for Copyright Infringement of Virgoun's Song TikTok © Pixabay/antonbe

Kapanlagi.com - PT Digital Rantai Maya filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Inc for Rp 13.1 billion. This lawsuit is related to the alleged copyright infringement case of a song owned by Virgoun, whose copyright is held by PT Digital Rantai Maya.

The Cooperation Agreement between PT Digital Rantai Maya (plaintiff) and singer Virgoun regarding the recording label No. DRM: Legal/DRM/055/X/2015 on November 3, 2015, is valid. Therefore, TikTok and ByteDance are considered not the rightful owners of Virgoun's song.

This lawsuit has been registered with the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday (13/1) and the first hearing will be held on Thursday (22/4) as reported by Liputan6.com.

1. Sued for Billions

In the given legal petitum, TikTok and ByteDance are requested to compensate the plaintiff with IDR 3.1 billion for unlawfully and without permission duplicating, distributing, and disseminating songs in the plaintiff's master sound or master recording.

Meanwhile, TikTok and ByteDance are also expected to compensate the plaintiff with IDR 10 billion for immaterial damages.

2. Expected to Apologize

Furthermore, TikTok and ByteDance are requested to place advertisements acknowledging their mistake and issuing an apology to the plaintiff in print media for three consecutive days with a quarter-page size.

This request for an apology can be made once the decision has obtained final legal force. In addition, TikTok and ByteDance are also required to pay other costs, such as a daily penalty of IDR 10 million for any delay in paying the examination fees of the case.

Until now, KapanLagi is still trying to contact TikTok to seek clarification and confirmation.

(kpl/lmp)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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