Penegakan Hukum terhadap Maraknya Peredaran Kaset/vcd Bajakan di Wilayah Poltabes Kota Pekanbaru

The aim of the research is to identify the cause factors of the increasing distribution of pirated cassettes and VCDs and to identify the efforts that the government can do to overcome problem of the increasing distribution of pirated cassettes and VCDs in Pekanbaru city police area (POLTABES). This research is a juridical sociological research. There were two kinds of data used in this research. The first was primary data which were directly collected from the first source. The second was secondary data consisting of legal documents, law regulations and books. The data collections method used observations, questioners and interviews. The sample was collected using purposive sampling method. The findings show that the cause factors of the increasing distribution of pirated cassettes/VCDs in the area of Pekanbaru city police area are: first the lack of the merchants' knowledge on the originality of the cassettes and VCDs; second, the price of pirated cassettes and VCDs which are much cheaper than the original ones; third, consumers' choice which does not prioritize the quality; and fourth, the low law enforcement factor.Keywords: distribution, cassette, VCD, pirate