Copyright Infringement Still Occur Despite Wider Awareness
One of the two individuals charged for selling TV Boxes with unauthorised content Intellectual property rights violations have become commonplace in Malaysia. In 2022, the first case charged under section 43AA of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2022 sets a precedent. Two individuals were charged at the Kuala Lumpur Session Court (Cyber) under Section 43AA of the Act for selling TV Boxes pre-loaded with unauthorised Astro content. According to Section 43AA of the Act, any person who commits or facilitates copyright infringement by manufacturing, importing, selling, or letting for hire, distributing, or offering to the public a streaming technology is considered committing an offence and once convicted, can be fined up to RM200,000, imprisoned for up to 20 years, or both. In the year before, a company director of an IT company was charged at Shah Alam Sessions Court under Section 41(1)(ha) of the Copyright Act 1987 with promoting Long TV Android boxes, which allow the bypassing...