A Study on The Economic Contribution of Copyright and Related Right Industries in Indonesia

This study aims at calculating the economic contribution of copyright and related right industries in Indonesia, in terms of Output, Value-added, and Employment. The magnitude of such contribution will highlight the importance of copyright-based industries in national economy. This study broadens the scope of discussion of copyright which traditionally covers only legal framework. Recognition on the economic contribution of copyright-based industries therefore will bring policy implications on the development of the industry and protection of copyrights in Indonesia. Copyright issue is crucial in the era of entrepreneurship and creative economy since it protects one's invention and enables the inventor to own, buy, sell, and use their property in a market economy. This study adopts World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO)framework and methodology to quantify the contribution of copyright and related right industries in Indonesia in terms of output, value-added, and employment. Following WIPO's methodology, the copyright and related right industries are categorized into four layers, that is, core copyright, interdependent copyright, partial copyright, and non-dedicated support industries. This study has three objectives, that is (1) identifying the copyright-based industries, which are categorized to the four categories of industries, (2) calculating the economic contribution of the four categories of copyright industries, and (3) comparing the results with those of other countries. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.