PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM BAGI PENCIPTA BERKAITAN DENGAN PLAGIARISME KARYA ILMIAH DI INDONESIA

Abstract

Honesty, integraty and originality are the most important aspects should be considered carefully when someone creates a work, whereas plagiarsm act occurs when someone fail to provide sufficient source to mention on one's work. The research shows that either Indonesia Penal Code or Indonesia Copyrights Act do not provide any definition related to plagiarism, however, Article 13,14,15 Indonesia Copyrights Act 2002 states clearly exception and limitation in using copyrighted materials on one's work. Meanwhile , copyrights infringement is categorized as a crime. Indonesia National Education System Act states the act of plagiarsm without any further explanaition, but article 25 says that the act plagiarism who done by students, lecturers, or researchers can be use as ground reasoning to higher education institution to withdrawl or revoke someone's degree. The act of plagiarism, the scope of protection as well as the administrative sanctions state clearly on Minister of education's decree.Indonesia Copyrights Act 2002 has provide sufficient legal protection for creator from plagiarism act, while Indonesia National Education System Act and Minister of education's decree give more specific legal protection to student, lecturer, researcher from plagiarism act on educational process at higher education institutions.