CHAPTER VI
DOMAIN NAMES, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY RIGHTS
Article 23
(1) Any state administrator, Person, Business Entity, and/or the public shall be entitled to hold Domain
Names on a first applicant principle basis.
(2) Holding and use of Domain Names as intended by section (1) must be on the basis of good faith, non‐
violation of fair business competition, and non‐infringement of the rights of other Persons.
(3) Any state administrator, Person, Business Entity, or the public damaged by other Persons’
unauthorized use of Domain Names shall be entitled to lodge a claim for canceling such Domain Names.
Article 24
(1) Domain Name administrators shall be the Government and/or the public.
(2) Where a dispute on Domain Name administration by the public occurs, the Government shall be
entitled to take over temporarily the Domain Name administration in dispute.
(3) Domain Name administrators residing outside the territory of Indonesia and Domain Names
they have registered shall be recognized as to its existence to the extent not against Laws and
Regulations.
(4) Further provisions on Domain Name administration as intended by section (1), section (2), and
section (3) shall be regulated by Government Regulation.
Article 25
Electronic Information and/or Electronic Records that are created into intellectual works, internet sites,
and intellectual works contained therein shall be protected as Intellectual Property Rights under
provisions of Laws and Regulations.
Article 26
(1) Unless provided otherwise by Laws and Regulations, use of any information through electronic
media that involves personal data of a Person must be made with the consent of the Person
concerned.
(2) Any Person whose rights are infringed as intended by section (1) may lodge a claim for damages
incurred under this Law.
This version is intended as a convenience for the readers and is a not a substitute for the official text. Source: Bappeda Indonesia
and www.cgap.org.