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: The True Cost Of Intellectual Property Piracy

In the past week, you may have noticed that piracy, counterfeiting and Intellectual Property (IP) infringement has been in the news – Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal has committed to host the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy next year; Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail is concerned that IP Infringement is killing ourLearn More

: The Star Online Education: Protecting Intellectual Property

THE BIGGEST misconception about Intellectual property (IP) rights and higher education is that it involves research and development only. As Malaysian higher education becomes more developed, local universities and colleges need to look at protecting their property rights in terms of research, course content and projects. IP specialist and consultant Renuka Sena says that currently,Learn More

: Bernama: Malaysia Aims To Host Global Intellectual Property Crime Congress

Malaysia is vying to host the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy next year to show its commitment to eradicating intellectual property crimes.The congress is supported by the World Customs Organisation and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said the proposal to host theLearn More

: Bernama: USA, Malaysia To Jointly Combat Intellectual Property Rights Infringement

The United States and Malaysia will work closely, including sharing technical assistance, to address the ongoing infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the US was concerned about infringement of IPRs in Malaysia and his counterpart, Alberto R. Gonzales, also raised the matter when both met here Thursday. “WeLearn More

: The Star Online TechCentral: RIM Goes The ‘Civil’ Route

The Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) hopes to bring down the current piracy level by as much as 50% within the next three to five years. It said it intends to do this by taking civil action against licensed CD plants that are involved in music piracy. ‘We are saying three to five yearsLearn More

: New Straits Times: Largest Seizure Of Music CDs

The biggest piracy syndicate in the country suffered serious losses when 45,000 pirated music CDs and master stampers that could replicate one million CDs were seized in a raid. The bad news: Not even one member of syndicate was arrested. Based on the quantity of goods seized yesterday, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs MinistryLearn More

: New Straits Times: Common Link Across Boundaries

Malaysia is the latest country to join the Creative Commons effort which enables creators to publish and share their works online. “Creative Commons makes it easier to share creations across boundaries, time and space by the use of creative commons licences,” said Dr Alina Ng, a senior executive with the Multimedia Development Corporation, which isLearn More

: The Star Online TechCentral: RIM, BSA Applaud Arrests Of Suspected Pirates

Music pirates are less inclined to hawk their wares in the open, now that they can be arrested for the offence, said the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM). “We don’t see them in their usual haunts,” said RIM chief executive officer Tan Ngiap Foo. Suspected music pirates could only be issued with summonses untilLearn More

: Seizure Of RM150,000 Equipment For Digital Karaoke Machine

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement officers have seized RM150,000 worth of equipment, computers and TV sets used for a paid digital karaoke service in Kuala Lumpur because of the use of pirated software. The ministry’s Intellectual Property Unit Director, Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, said the seizure was made under the “Ops Tulen Muzik II”Learn More

: Computimes: Awareness On Local IP Rights Lacking

LOCAL software developers attempting to commercialise their software products should be more aware of their intellectual property (IP) rights and take the necessary steps to protect them. Mindvault Sdn Bhd’s director David Oh told CompuTimes that although the country has sufficient IP laws to protect software developers, there is still lack of awareness among softwareLearn More