Legal Perspective of Intellectual Property Rights in Protecting Betawi Batik Motif

Abstract

Betawi Batik, is one of Indonesia's cultural heritages that is recognized by the world, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth study of Intellectual Property Law regulations so that it can maintain and protect batik itself. It has both micro and macro objectives; On a micro level, it is to avoid plagiarism of Batik Betawi motifs related to business competition and at a macro level so that the results of Indonesian culture are not recognized (Claim) by other countries. For this reason, the author is interested in conducting a study entitled Perspective of Intellectual Property Law in Protecting Betawi Batik Motifs. The study is a literature review, sourced from secondary data originating from publications in journals, proceedings, books and from related agencies. The process of completing the writing is carried out by elaborating the problems found in previous studies, then comparisons are made with theory to find out the ideal situation that must be done. These facts are described and produce conclusions that can be a reference for the development of intellectual property law based on cultural products. The result of study stated that so far many people do not know and understand about the right to record or register IPR and there is a need for socialization to batik craftsmen regarding the importance of legal protection for intellectual property contained in batik motifs.