An Analysis of the Royalty Payment System for Book Authors at Bandar Publishing: A Review Based on the Concept of Haq Al-Ibtikār

Abstract

In Islam, copyright is known as Haq Al-ibtikār, which is a special right over a creation. In book publishing, there is a related legal relationship between the author or book writer and the publisher or printer, one of which concerns a licensing agreement, with royalties payable by the publisher, as the licensee, to the book writer, as the licensor. The purpose of this study is to examine how Bandar Publishing implements the royalty provision system and how it aligns with the concept of Haq Al-ibtikār. The research method used is descriptive analysis, which aims to create a systematic, factual, and accurate picture of the provisions of the royalty provision system by the publisher Bandar Publishing. The data sources used in this study consist of primary data and secondary data. The results of the study explain that first, the royalty provision system at the Bandar Publishing publisher is carried out in several forms according to the agreement with the author, including first, the scheme of purchasing documents or manuscripts; second, bearing all costs for printing and publishing the book by providing a 10% royalty to the author; and third, Bandar Publishing only facilitates the publication of the book, while the printing costs are borne by the author himself. Second, the publisher Bandar Publishing’s system for paying royalties to book authors can be considered legal under the provisions of fiqh muamalah, especially within the framework of ḥaq al-ibtikār.