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WTF....article taken from THESTAR.com.my
Posted by James's World
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12:11 AM
I read this article from the star papers today...I found it funny.... How the hell would this Domestic Trade Minister go and check the whole household in Malaysia for pirated VCDs and DVDs?! Please read on...
Law to be amended to nab pirated VCD buyers
BUTTERWORTH: Owning even one copy of a pirated VCD or DVD can land a person in court when the Copyright Act 1987 is amended soon.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday that this was one of the proposed amendments being scrutinised by the ministry.
"Under the Copyright Act, it is wrong to sell a pirated DVD or VCD, but it is not wrong to purchase it. Both acts should be deemed wrong," he told reporters after launching the Consumerism Awareness Programme here.
He said under the existing provisions, only those who owned three or more copies of pirated DVD or VCD would face legal action.
The amendment of the act was aimed, among others, at controlling the sale of pirated DVDs and VCDs in the country.
Under the amendment, he said, owners of premises selling pirated DVDs and VCDs would also face legal action.
However, the form of action for both offences was being fine-tuned by the ministry and the amendment was expected to be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat in March.
Ismail Sabri said apart from the Copyright Act, four other acts would also be amended, namely the Consumer Protection Act, the Direct Sales Act, the Price Control Act and the Hire Purchase Act 1967
Law to be amended to nab pirated VCD buyers
BUTTERWORTH: Owning even one copy of a pirated VCD or DVD can land a person in court when the Copyright Act 1987 is amended soon.
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday that this was one of the proposed amendments being scrutinised by the ministry.
"Under the Copyright Act, it is wrong to sell a pirated DVD or VCD, but it is not wrong to purchase it. Both acts should be deemed wrong," he told reporters after launching the Consumerism Awareness Programme here.
He said under the existing provisions, only those who owned three or more copies of pirated DVD or VCD would face legal action.
The amendment of the act was aimed, among others, at controlling the sale of pirated DVDs and VCDs in the country.
Under the amendment, he said, owners of premises selling pirated DVDs and VCDs would also face legal action.
However, the form of action for both offences was being fine-tuned by the ministry and the amendment was expected to be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat in March.
Ismail Sabri said apart from the Copyright Act, four other acts would also be amended, namely the Consumer Protection Act, the Direct Sales Act, the Price Control Act and the Hire Purchase Act 1967
