Effectiveness of Legal Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions in Indonesia: A Case Study of Pendet Dance

The Traditional Cultural Expression of Pendet Dance from Bali is one of the Communal Intellectual Properties, where the use and exploitation of traditional cultural expressions is often carried out without clear permission, thus leading to unauthorized exploitation and use. The purpose of this study is to analyze the legal protection status of the Pendet Dance as a traditional cultural expression in Indonesia. This legal research is an empirical legal research with a descriptive analytical approach method. The research results show that the effectiveness of legal protection for the traditional cultural expression of the Pendet Dance is influenced by several factors, namely legal factors, law enforcement factors, facilities and infrastructure factors, community factors, and cultural factors that grow in the community. Legal protection for the Pendet Dance can be through preventive protection through inventory and recording carried out by the state through the minister or local government, or through repressive protection.