Digital Copyright Law of Malaysia

Description

KEY FEATURES

• The first book on digital copyright law in Malaysia
• Presents the legal position of the emerging copyright issues in the digital sphere in Malaysia
• Makes comparative references to other jurisdictions including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia
• Examines the copyright concerns relating to the latest technological developments including cloud computing and artificial intelligence
• The discussion is supported and illustrated with the relevant Malaysian and foreign case law
• The fast-developing digital environment has brought about new copyright issues. The ever-changing technologies and activities taking place in the online environment raise fresh copyright questions at a rate that exceeds the pace of the formulation of solutions. Despite the wide interest in digital technologies and the accompanying copyright issues, there is a dearth of legal reference materials which address these issues.

This book examines the copyright issues arising in relation to digital technologies, including the internet, under the copyright law of Malaysia, with comparative reference to the law of other jurisdictions, namely, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Arguably the first of its kind in Malaysia, this book provides valuable information and guidance to legal advisors, copyright owners, business owners in the digital space, judges and policymakers.

Chapter Outline

Introduction
The Exclusion Rights of Copyright Owners
Authorship and Ownership of Copyright
Exceptions to Copyright
Limitations to Liabilities of Service Providers
Technological Protection Measures and Rights Management Information
Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement

About the Author

Dr Sik Cheng Peng holds a doctoral degree in law from the University of Malaya. Her PhD thesis examined the copyright issues arising in the digital environment with a focus on whether copyright law holds a balance between copyright owners’ interests and the public interest in addressing the issues. She is an academic at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya and has been teaching copyright law for many years. In 2019, she was appointed as the Deputy Director of University of Malaya Centre of Innovation and Commercialization (UMCIC). Her responsibilities at the Centre, which is the university’s technology transfer office, include managing the university’s intellectual property portfolio.

Dr Sik has been actively researching on intellectual property rights, particularly the emerging copyright issues relating to the latest technological developments such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Her research writings have been published in various forms including journal articles, book chapters, and books.

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