Aquarius Pustaka Musik

Aquarius Pustaka Musik, PT is a music publishing company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The company was founded by Johannes Soerjoko in 1993 as the first music publisher in Indonesia. Aquarius Pustaka Musik currently manages a catalog of over 3,500 songs and represents more than 500 songwriters. It also serves as a sub-publisher for Warner Chappell Music.
==History==
Aquarius Pustaka Musik (APM) was established in 1993 under the name Aquarius Music Publishing, PT. In 1998, Aquarius Music Publishing changed its name to Aquarius Pustaka Musik due to government regulations that prohibited foreign-language company names.
The company was founded by Johannes Soerjoko, who also founded the record company Aquarius Musikindo. Initially, the company solely managed the copyrights of songs recorded by artists under Aquarius Musikindo, but it later evolved into an independent music publishing company that manages the copyrights of various songwriters in Indonesia.
==Catalog==
APM's catalog encompasses a wide range of music genres, including Pop, Ballad, Rock, Indie, Ska, Dangdut, and EDM. Some notable songs published by Aquarius Pustaka Musik include "Bunda" performed by Potret (Composed by Melly Goeslaw), "Pupus" performed by Dewa 19 (Composed by Ahmad Dhani), "Mawar Hitam" performed by Tipe-X (Composed by Billy ‘Tipe-X’, Tresno ‘Tipe-X’), "Sang Dewi" performed by Titi DJ (Composed by Titi DJ, Andi Rianto), and "Teruskanlah" performed by Agnes Monica (Composed by Dewiq, Pay).
Copyrights for songs featured in albums such as "Pandawa Lima" by Dewa 19, "Telisik" by Danilla, and "Keseimbangan" by Ari Lasso are also 100% managed by APM.
==Songwriters==
APM collaborates with over 500 songwriters in Indonesia, both exclusively and non-exclusively. Some of the prominent songwriters whose works are managed by APM include:
* Ahmad Dhani
* Melly Goeslaw
* Ian Antono
* Dodo Zakaria
* Yockie Suryoprayogo
* Taufiq Ismail
* Ahmad Dhani
* Pay
* Dewiq
* Eros Djarot
* Pay Burman
* Lafa Pratomo
* Danilla Riyadi
* Aldi Nada Permana
==Sub-Publisher for Warner Chappell Music==
In 2021, APM signed a collaboration agreement with Warner Chappell Music, one of the world's largest music publishing companies with over 1.4 million compositions. Warner Chappell Music represents artists and songwriters such as Bruno Mars, BTS, David Bowie, Katy Perry, Eric Clapton, James Brown, and more.
==Scope of Work==
APM actively provides a 360° music education for its affiliated songwriters and offers a platform for new artists and songwriters to release their music or re-arrange songs through their social media presence on Instagram.
Song pitching and catalog renewal are also essential activities of APM to ensure the optimal operation of song copyright licenses, facilitating the use of their songs. APM also focuses on revitalizing the copyright management system, developing websites, and data integration into digital platforms.
In 2021, Aquarius Pustaka Musik filed a lawsuit against the streaming platform Likee (app) for copyright infringement amounting to USD 150,000 (material) and 15 billion Indonesian Rupiah (immaterial), but the claim was rejected by the Central Jakarta District Court (PN).
Moreover, APM actively defends the economic and moral rights of its songwriters by sending letters and cease-and-desist notices to copyright infringers.
Most recently, APM, together with Aquarius Musikindo and Melly Goeslaw, is suing Article 10 and Article 114 of the Copyright Law (UU Hak Cipta) Number 28 of 2014, as cited from the website of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia:
"PT Aquarius Pustaka Musik, PT Aquarius Musikindo, and Melly Goeslaw are challenging the regulation that prohibits the management of trading places from allowing the sale and/or duplication of copyright-infringing goods and/or related rights in the places they manage. This regulation is stipulated in Article 10 and Article 114 of Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright (Copyright Law). All three parties are registered as Applicants in Case Number 84/PUU-XXI/2023."
As of the time of writing this Wikipedia entry, the lawsuit is in the midst of legal proceedings.
Category:Music publishing
Category:Companies based in Jakarta
Category:Companies established in 1993