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There is no explicit fair use/fair dealing clause in Indonesia. The Copyright Law (2014) provides a broad exception under Article 43(d) for “making and disseminating copyright content through information and communication technology media that is non-commercial and/or non-profit in its effect on the author or related parties, or in which the author has expressed no objection to such making or disseminating.”

Indonesia's patent law has a local manufacturing requirement. The patent holder is obliged to manufacture the patented product or use the patented process in Indonesia. The law also lays down that non-compliance with the requirement within 36 months from the grant of the patent triggers the possibility to issue a compulsory license or the abolishment of the patent. This provision could prevent the patenting of products, produced by any industry, that are not manufactured in Indonesia.

The Patent Law promotes the local production by requiring the patent holder to make the patented products or use the patented process in Indonesia. He/she can be exempted from this obligation only if the making of the product or the use of the process is suitable to be implemented on a regional scale.
In the patent application process, applications filed by an inventor/applicant who does not reside or does not have a fixed domicile in Indonesia must be filed through his/her proxy in Indonesia, which is defined as a consultant of intellectual property rights registered at the Directorate General.

Consultancy services related to the installation of computer hardware and software implementation services are required to form a joint operation through a representative office in Indonesia.

Foreign investors are not allowed to own base stations/cellular towers. Given this regulation, foreign companies could be forced to exit the market as in the case of Singapore Singtel.

Foreign investors are required to register with the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and obtain a license.

To date, there are no reports of foreign investments in the telecom or ICT sectors that were blocked by the Indonesian governement based on national interest considerations. However, the Indonesian government is allowed to block investments on these grounds.
Morevover, the concept of national interest is defined in a broad sense including economic considerations: the protection of natural resources, protection of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as cooperatives, supervision of production and distribution, increase of technological capacity, participation of domestic capital and joint venture with companies appointed by the government.

There are nationality requirements for the manager of limited liability companies, while the position of chief executive officer is reserved only to Indonesian nationals. However, in this case there are no residency requirements.

Regulation 6/2017 introduces the requirement that any consortium providing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) must consist of at least two Indonesian entities (Art. 4). Furthermore, Article 6 of the regulation explicitly points to the fact that any foreign investor must comply with Article 4. Every consortium providing IPTV must seek approval from the Communications Ministry. The letter seeking approval shall also provide information on all company shares belonging to foreign investors (Art. 25(7)h).

There is a limit of 49% on the shares that can be aquired by foreign investors in government controlled firms.

There are limitations on foreign ownership in the express delivery services, which could affect e-retailers. Foreigners are now allowed to own more than 49% of these services. Moreover, foreign suppliers are required to limit their activities to provincial capitals with international airports and seaports.

Online retailing and post retailing was formerly closed to foreign ownership. Foreign investors could not participate in e-commerce activities, although there were no foreign investment restrictions for intermediary e-commerce.

Following Presidential Decree No. 44/2016, effective in May 2016, full foreign ownership is allowed for foreign investors who invest at least IDR 100 billion (approx. USD $7.4 million) for the establishment of an e-commerce company in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, caps on foreign equity shares for investment are applied as follows:
- 49% for certain telecommunication network providers, including fixed network providers, for multimedia service, internet service providers and mail providers and lastly for value added services, including content service, information service centers, communication data service and internet interconnection services;
- 65% for closed fixed network providers and mobile network providers (cellular and satellite).

Indonesia's Regulation No. 82 requires that providers of bespoke software provide or escrow the source codes associated with their service.

Indonesia is currently only an observer to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.