Neither was successful even in seizing significant quantities of pirated software, and one was clearly compromised from the start by law enforcement leaks to the targets. The promised increased educational and training efforts for law enforcement and court personnel seem to have been limited to a single mass training session. The Indonesian government has not even taken more than minimal steps to put its own house in order and set an example for copyright compliance by purging the computers of its ministries of pirated software, which is pervasive throughout the government. After moving Indonesia to the Priority Watch List , USTR should insist that Indonesia take concrete, measurable steps to carry out the action plan and dramatically escalate its efforts against software and book piracy. Sound Recordings and Musical Compositions Audio piracy continues at relatively low levels in Indonesia.
Enforcement is vigorous.
In 1995, Indonesia approved an application for a record company production facility to be operated by a joint venture including a U.S. company. Such restrictions are inconsistent with President Suharto's own program for economic liberalization and should not be sustained. Motion Pictures Piracy, unauthorized imports, and market access issues are intertwined for the motion picture industry in Indonesia. The Indonesian Government conducted a highly successful campaign against entrenched piracy in the video market in late 1991 and early 1992. Market access barriers at that time prevented MPA member companies from entering the market to supply legitimate videos needed to meet consumer demand.