Bali Dance, Drama, Music and Architectural Style must be patent

Bali Cultural Directorate confirmed that the steps being carried out "patent" as intellectual property Pendet Dance and a variety of other traditional performances and Bali-style cultural elements.

The measure is part of an ongoing scandal between Bali and Malaysia in which artists from the Malaysian island trying to take over Bali and Indonesia, cultural identity to promote tourism in Malaysia.
After the stage of mass protests by artists in Bali on 22 August 2009, the Directorate of Culture of Bali has held a series of coordination meetings to address the problem. These meetings are the inventory and cataloging of Bali rich array of cultural and artistic traditions to the final registration.

Undeterred by official explanations of the use of Malaysian dances of Bali in a Discovery Channel documentary in Malaysia were without the participation or approval of the government of Malaysia, Indonesia, cultural circles have become firm to be take measures to safeguard the Indonesian cultural pretenders. While actual how patents apply not yet clear, officials say the safeguard of its implementation will provide protection to the music of Bali, dance, theater, architecture, traditional organizations and the Hindu tradition Bali-philosophical.

Both the government of Bali and its people seem determined to create a protective legal umbrella over the cultural environment of the island rich.