PROTECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHTS IN THE CITY OF TERNATE A STUDY OF LAW NUMBER 28 OF 2014 CONCERNING COPYRIGHTS

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This study aims to find out how creative photography works in Ternate City, and to find out how the photographer's responsibility in photography works in Ternate City. This study uses empirical research methods. The data sources used are secondary and primary data. In this study, the authors used the method of collecting data from observations, interviews, and literature studies. After the data was collected, it was analyzed qualitatively and descriptively. Based on the data analysis carried out, it was concluded that, business actors responsible for Photography in the City of Ternate can be held accountable for their copyrighted works if there are parties who illegally carry out or take their work from the original creator, and must obtain permission from the Creator or Copyright Holder in accordance with the provisions Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyrights. The government provides legal counseling, supervision and law enforcement to the public. Meanwhile, the efforts of the creators individually or collectively have never been carried out. It is recommended to photographers who work for the company to ask for a written work agreement to be made so that their rights and obligations are clear.