a row marketplace get on the list Notorious Markets List 2021 or a list of companies monitored by the Government AS for allegedly selling counterfeit goods aka pirated.
The list includes three familiar marketplaces in Indonesia, namely Tokopedia and Bukalapak. In addition, Shopee, a popular marketplace in Indonesia originating from Singapore, is also listed.
“The global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods is undermining U.S. innovation, creativity, and harming American workers,” said U.S. Commerce Department Representative Katherine Tai in a release Thursday.
In the full document, it is explained that Tokopedia is a third-party vendor platform that sells various goods, from clothing, electronics, to books.
“Many rights owners report high prices and volumes of counterfeit clothing, counterfeit cosmetics and accessories, pirated textbooks, and other pirated English material on this platform,” the Notorious Markets List 2021 was quoted as saying.
A similar explanation was also written for Bukalapak. “The rights holders also note that those caught selling counterfeit goods on Bukalapak are allowed to use multiple accounts or re-register a new account to continue selling their counterfeit goods,” he explained.
Not only online trading stalls are being used, Indonesia is also included in the list of physical markets that are supervised by the State of Uncle Sam. Apart from that, several companies from China are also included in the list, for example the Alibaba Group, Baidu Wangpan, Taobao, AliExpress, to the WeChat e-commerce ecosystem.
In response, Bukalapak AVP of Marketplace Quality Baskara Aditama stated that his party always prohibits the sale of counterfeit goods and will impose sanctions for those who violate the rules.
He said users, rights and brand owners can also submit requests for blocking goods that violate the provisions of goods sold on Bukalapak.
“Bukalapak is committed to protecting Intellectual Property Rights and prohibiting the sale of counterfeit and pirated goods on our platform. All violations of Bukalapak’s Rules of Use will be subject to sanctions,” he said in a written release.
External Communications Senior Lead Tokopedia, Ekhel Chandra Wijaya, stated that his party also took firm action against all forms of abuse of the Tokopedia platform and/or violations of applicable laws in Indonesia.
He said that Tokopedia has a policy on what products can be traded in the rules for using the platform. Meanwhile, rights owners can report violations to the link https://www.tokopedia.com/intellectual-property-protection.
“Although Tokopedia is UGC, where every seller can upload products independently, we continue to take cooperative actions to keep activities on the Tokopedia platform in accordance with applicable laws,” he explained.
Through its spokesperson, Shopee Indonesia stated that it strictly prohibits the sale of pirated goods on their platform, as well as implementing various policies and procedures aimed at identifying and preventing infringement of intellectual property rights.
“Shopee is firmly committed to protecting intellectual property rights and fighting piracy. We strictly prohibit the sale of pirated goods on our platform,” said a Shopee Spokesperson in a written statement.
(wel/one)
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