Indonesia Clamps Down On Piracy Of Streamer Vidio’s Content On Telegram

Sara Merican

10 June 2024 at 6:32 am·2-min read

Indonesia’s content platforms and government agencies have upped their efforts in the fight against content piracy conducted through the Telegram messaging application.

Among some of the pirated titles were from Indonesia’s top streaming platform Vidio, including Ratu Adil starring Dian Sastrowardoyo, Love Ice Cream, Merajut Dendam and Pertaruhan‘s second season. These shows were illegally distributed via Telegram, which is headquartered in Dubai.

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This week, Indonesian A-list star Sastrowardoyo, who has 9.2 million followers on Instagram, shared stories on her social media page about local anti-piracy measures.

In the last two months, operations by the West Java Police have resulted in the arrests of two suspects in their twenties who are allegedly the administrators behind the illegal sharing of copyrighted films and series via Telegram’s channels. They are alleged to have exploited Telegram’s anonymity and encryption features to evade legal restrictions, and profited from the illegal distribution of films and series.

Vidio claimed that pirate administrators have made “hundreds of millions of rupiah” (equivalent to more than tens of thousands USD) in profits from their operations.

Gina Golda Pangaila, Vidio’s SVP Legal and Anti Piracy, said: “We will tirelessly continue to collaborate with authorities to pursue and take firm legal action against Telegram admins who pirate Vidio Original Series content.”

She added Vidio was inviting the public to “actively participate in eradicating piracy and intellectual property violations” by reporting incidents to a dedicated email.

Vidio has 4.1 million paying subscribers and holds the local rights to premium sports content including FIFA World Cup Qatar, Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Serie A and La Liga.

Teguh Ariyadi, Director of Informatics Application Control at Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo), added: “Kominfo is committed to helping the growth of the creative industry in Indonesia by providing protection to industry players through blocking negative content. Kominfo urges the public not to pirate works protected by copyright, especially local content, which we should support together.”

Fachrul Prasodjo, Vice-Chair of the Video Streaming Association of Indonesia added: “The association appreciates the decisive action of the Police and the commitment of Kominfo in fighting the piracy of films and local series taking place in Telegram chat groups. We hope that the government will continue to provide assistance in fighting piracy so that the nation’s creative industry can continue to grow, especially given how global platforms have not seriously addressed reports from industry players like us.”

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