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Nature of performers right. (1) Performers' right shall be the exclusive right to control in Malaysia the communication to the public of a live performance, except where the live performance used in such communication is itself a live broadcast performance; (b) the fixation of an unfixed performance;
Copyright is the exclusive right to control creative works created by the author, copyright owner and performer for a specific period governed under the Copyright Act 1987.
This article explores the basics of copyright law in Malaysia, discussing the rights granted under the law, the forms of protection available to copyright holders, and the legal mechanisms to enforce these rights.
LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 332 COPYRIGHT ACT 1987 An Act to make better provisions in the law relating to copyright and for other matters connected therewith. [1 December 1987,P.U.(B)586/1987] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan
The copyright law of Malaysia grants copyright owners a “build of rights with respect to their work”. It simultaneously attempts to ensure “the delineation between protected work and the public domains” through various clauses.
COPYRIGHT ACT 1987. As at 30 June 2022. This text is ONLY AN UPDATED TEXT of the Copyright Act 1987 by the Attorney General’s Chambers. Unless and until reprinted pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Law Revision under subsection 14(1) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1], this text is.
The consolidated version was reprinted on July 1, 2012, and published by the Commissioner of Law Revision in the Laws of Malaysia. This consolidated version does not include amendments introduced by the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2020 (Act No. A1612).
