Govt. Readjusts Management of Song and Music Copyright Royalties to Ensure Greater Transparency and Fairness

On 20 January 2022, the Minister of Law and Human Rights (“ Minister ”) announced its plan to revise Regulation of the Minister No. 20 of 2021 (“ Regulation 20/2021 ”), which is an implementing regulation to Regulation of the Government No. 56 of 2021 on the Management of Song and/or Music Copyright Royalties (“ Regulation 56/2021 ”). [1] The Minister has now finally issued Regulation No. 9 of 2022 (“ Regulation 9/2022 ”) as a new implementing regulation to Regulation 56/2021 and which repeals and replaces the previous framework of Regulation 20/2021. [2]