Badung, Bali, Oct. 10 -- Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas stated that copyright protection plays an important role in sustaining the journalism profession in the digital era and amid the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

"The digital use of journalistic works must be accompanied by respect for applicable rights, adequate transparency, and a fair opportunity to receive royalties," Agtas said here on Saturday.

He made this statement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Forum on the Protection of Journalistic Works in the Copyright Regime in the Digital Era in Badung District, Bali, on Saturday.

He said journalism that meets professional standards depends on expertise, editorial independence, sustained investm...