Tinjauan Hukum Media Massa terhadap Penggunaan Software Bajakan di Kalangan Mahasiswa di Kota Makassar

Abstract

This research to analyze the understanding, response, and strengthen the laws of mass media including infringement of communication ethics among the students, also precautionary and action to the case. The research is carried out to several students of Laws Faculty of Hasanuddin University. The informants was chosen purposely (purposive sampling), and the method used in colecting data are library research and field research which contain of observation, in depth interview, questionnair, documentation. Data collection analyzed with interactive model of Miles and Huberman. The result of this research indicated that most of people (students) in Makassar have a comprehensive understanding of Information and Communication Technology's advancement including piracy and the uses of pirated software. Its also shown that they are the majority of active users. However, this research found many of them still use the pirated software, and even pirate the software themselves, with various reasons such as a price, easy to find, needs, and lack of controll and the misuse of their knowledge and ability. So, all the associated elements have to pay more attention and discuss either the recent laws should be revised or formulate the new laws which will regulate whole activities in the cyberspace. Thus, the socialization of information and communication technology advancement effects should be taken as an actual action, related to the development of law enforcer's infrastructure, in order the process of handling such as case can be taken immediately