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Indonesia entered the black list because of open source?
International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA) is a lobbying organization that brings digital media company's interests such as software, films and music. IIPA said to have filed a recommendation that Indonesia, India and Brazil entered into a 'black list'.
List mentioned is Priority Watch List of the United States Trade Office (USTO). The countries included in this list are considered as the country does not respect intellectual property rights. U.S. can choose to investigate that country and take action, including trade restrictions and so forth.
The problem, in the IIPA lobby mentioned in the government's efforts to apply open source policy as one reason for those countries eligible in 'black list'. The countries listed (Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines or Thailand) does have a policy that supports Open Source.
What IIPA said about Indonesia? Here are excerpts of documents submitted to the IIPA as USTO quoted from the report on Regulations.gov, Friday (19/3/2010):
From page 79: In March 2009, the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment (MenPAN) issued a circular letter No. 1 in 2009 to all central and local governments, including state enterprises, support to use and adoption of Open Source software in government agencies. Although the government (Indonesia) to make this letter in order to 'reduce copyright infringement of software', in fact, by rejecting the choice of technology, this effort will increase trade barriers and prevent software companies to enter the market fairly.Then, on page 80, IIPA even suggested that the Indonesian government to cancel the letter: IIPA requested that the Indonesian government take the following actions, which will provide short-term commercial benefit most significant for copyright industries: ... circulars cancel MenPAN March 2009 that supports the use and adoption of Open Source software.
Criticized by Open Source Activists
IIPA step is getting criticism from various parties. These include the Association of Open Source Indonesia (AOSI) recommended that spare capacity IIPA as a powerful lobby group.
"IIPA has tried to block the efforts of Indonesia Government that it wants to respect Intellectual Property Rights to encourage the use of Open Source software to replace pirated software," AOSI statement.
AOSI also expressed agreement with the Open Source Initiative (OSI) which says that action is more IIPA based on specific interests, and fear of innovation and new business models with the development of open source software in Indonesia. AOSI also agree with Open Source For America (OSFA) which is expressly condemned the attitude IIPA and IIPA calls such actions irresponsible and misleading.
"AOSI called for the use of Open Source Software (OSS) is still encouraged, because by suggesting the use of OSS, the Government of Indonesia did not the other is trying to respect the Intellectual Property Rights by not plowing and establish self-reliance in the field of ICT, with no close competition with the others, although Indonesia IIPA has been cornered by stating that the use of OSS does not encourage innovation and have the opportunity to close certain parties to compete, "the statement AOSI call.
source:detikinet
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