Copyright is the exclusive right granted to the copyright owner to control a creative work for a certain period of time based on the Copyright Act 1987. The copyright owner can be the author of the creative work or any person who has the legal interest in to that creative work.
Creative works eligible for copyright :
Sufficient effort has been expended to make the work original in character
The work has been written down, recorded or reduced to material form.
Copyright protection shall not extend to any idea, procedure, method of operation or mathematical concept.
If someone uses their work or performance without permission, the copyright owner or performers may file a lawsuit against them by:
Amended By | Title |
Act A775 | |
Act A952 | |
Act A994 | |
Act A1082 | |
Act A1139 | |
Act A1195 | |
Act A1420 | |
Act A1612 | |
Act A1645 |
Copyright Regulations
Regulations | Title |
P.U.(A) 379/1987 | Copyright (Licence to Produce and Publish in the National Language a Translation of a Literary Work) Regulations 1987 (Repealed by P.U.(A) 212/2012) |
P.U.(A) 380/1987 | Copyright (Notice of Prohibition of Import) Regulations 1987 |
P.U.(A) 382/1987 | Copyright (Public Libraries and Educational Scientific or Professional Institutions) Order 1987 |
P.U.(A) 314/1990 | Copyright (Application to other Countries) Regulations 1990 |
P.U.(A) 235/2000 | Copyright (Licensing) Regulations 2000 (Repealed by P.U.(A) 212/2012) |
P.U.(A) 159/2012 | Copyright (Licensing Body) Regulations 2012 (Repealed by P.U.(A) 61/2022) |
P.U.(A) 160/2012 | Copyright (Voluntary Notification) Regulations 2012 |
P.U.(A) 212/2012 | Copyright (Copyright Tribunal) Regulations 2012 [This Regulations repealed: |
P.U.(A) 185/2020 | Copyright (Copyright Tribunal) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 |
Copyright Guidelines
Guidelines | Title |
MYIPO/CR/1/2022 | Copyright (Authorized Entity) Guidelines 2022 |
DISCLAIMER | PRIVACY POLICY | COPYRIGHT NOTICE | SECURITY POLICY
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