The Legal Certainty of Copyright Royalties Management for Songs and Music in Commercial Venues from the Perspective of Legal Fiction Theory

Nowadays, technological advancement has many benefits and has given rapid changes to society. Regulations regarding the management of copyright royalties for songs in commercial places are an important aspect in the protection of intellectual property rights, especially for creators and copyright holders. Constitution number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright regulates its implementation including the mechanism for collecting and distributing royalties by the National Collective Management Institution (LMKN). The Indonesian government has set regulations that require commercial places such as cafes, restaurants, hotels, etc. to pay royalties for the use of songs that are public. This article examines the legal aspects of the obligation to pay royalties by commercial business actors, an analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation and low legal regulations, related to legal problems that arise in practice such as weak supervision and low legal awareness. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal basis, especially the context of the use of songs by business actors in commercial places, to identify legal problems that exist in practice such as copyright infringement due to non-compliance with royalty payments.