Articles & Insights
Practical guides, regulatory audits, and analysis of music royalty controversies in Indonesia and abroad.
Indonesia's August 27, 2025 LMKN Circular: What Changes When CMOs Lose Collection Authority
LMKN Circular Letter SE.06.LMKN.VIII-2025 and Ministry of Law Regulation 27/2025 stripped Indonesian CMOs of their royalty-collection authority. LMKN is now the sole collector. What does this mean for songwriters, commercial users, and foreign rights holders?
How Foreign Artists Can Claim Music Royalties in Indonesia: Complete Guide
If your songs are being played in Indonesian cafés, broadcast on radio, or streamed by Indonesian users, you may be entitled to royalties — even if you've never set foot in the country. Here is how the system works.
Indonesia's PPh 26 Withholding & the Royalty Tax Treaty Cheat Sheet
Default 20% withholding bites hard. Indonesia's network of double-taxation agreements drops the rate to 5–15% for most music markets — if you file the paperwork correctly.
How to Register with WAMI or KCI: A Step-by-Step Guide for Songwriters
Indonesia has two main author CMOs. Here's a clear comparison and a practical walkthrough of joining one — including the paperwork foreign writers often miss.
SILM Explained: Indonesia's National Music Data Centre and Why It Matters to Your Royalties
If your work is not in SILM, you don't get paid. A short explainer of Indonesia's central music database, who runs it, and how foreign catalogues plug in.
10 Rookie Mistakes That Make Songwriters Lose Their Royalties
Most unpaid royalties are not stolen — they're lost in administrative gaps. Here are the ten most common ones, and how to avoid each.
ISWC, ISRC, IPI: The Three Codes Without Which Your Royalties Get Lost
Modern royalty systems run on metadata matching. Without the right codes, your music is invisible to the global distribution network — even if listeners around the world are streaming it.