Violators, including those reproducing batik patterns in any form without a permit and distributing the pattern or its copies without a permit, face up to four years' imprisonment and/or a fine of up to Rp 1 billion (US$80,192) (Article 113 clause 3). The raison d'être for this protection is its fine art value, based upon its image, ornamentation and color composition.
The law states that eligibility for protection is that a contemporary batik pattern is innovative, current and non-traditional. The duration of protection, in accordance with the economic rights principle, is valid throughout the lifetime of the batik creator and continues for 70 years after the death of the creator. In Indonesia, batik is an object of protection, based on the 2014 copyright law ' it is not protected by patent. While it is heartening to see how fellow Indonesians are deeply concerned about our ownership of traditional batik patterns, the misconception, if not misunderstanding, around the issue is profound. As all leading figures in batik agree, the most important aspect of batik is the highest quality of the craftsmanship, in which no other country than Indonesia has excelled. Yet dwelling on the origins of traditional textile leads to an endless discussion. This motif, together with the dragon, once adorned not just the robes of Chinese emperors but also their palaces. However, scholars say the ancient pattern is an example of cultural assimilation between the Chinese and Indonesians, as the cloud motif is largely found in historical Chinese cultural expression. The people of Cirebon, a town on the northern coast of Java, view the mega mendung pattern to have been founded by their prince centuries ago. Others urged foreign designers and department stores to acknowledge the origin of batik displayed in their collections. It was one of those shocking déjà vu moments like that of a few years ago, when the renowned parang pattern was rumored to have been patented by a neighboring country.īatik makers, particularly those in Cirebon, demanded that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and the Trade Ministry stop the claim made by Turkey. The blouse in the traditional batik cloud pattern is said to be tagged 'limited edition Turkey'.
BATIK MEGA MENDUNG VECTOR BACKGROUND OFFLINE
Recently, Indonesia's fashion industry and batik makers were appalled with the widely circulated photo of a mega mendung cloud-patterned blouse, sold online and offline by a leading European department store.
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