Largest Indonesia Startup Faces $1.7 Billion Copyright Suit (1)

Gojek faces a 24.9 trillion rupiah ($1.7 billion) lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement, according to an extraordinary claim filed New Year’s Eve against Indonesia’s largest technology startup.

The suit was filed to Central Jakarta Commercial Court on Dec. 31 by Hasan Azhari, without publishing the details of the dispute. He also named Nadiem Makarim, Gojek’s founder and now a minister overseeing several briefs including education and technology, in the suit and seeks 10 billion rupiah in damages from him.

The first hearing will be held on Jan. 13.

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