Government Issues New Regulation on Royalty Management for Songs and/or Music

September 2025

The Minister of Law of the Republic of Indonesia recently issued Minister Regulation No. 27 of 2025 (“Regulation 27/2025”) as the implementing regulation of Government Regulation No. 56 of 2021 on the Management of Royalties for Copyrighted Songs and/or Music. The regulation came into effect on 7 August 2025.

This regulation addresses the appointment of the National Collective Management Organization (Lembaga Manajemen Kolektif Nasional – “LMKN”) as the primary royalty administrator and sets out examples of commercial use of music in both analog and digital formats that are subject to royalty payment.

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