Copyright In Malaysia
What Is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property which entitles the owner of a created work the exclusive right to control:-
Subsistence Of Copyright
Copyright will subsist and protected in Malaysia in a literary, musical or artistic work if:-
Works Eligible To Copyright Protection
The following work shall be eligible for copyright:-
Duration Of Copyright Protection
For literary, musical or artistic Work, copyright shall continue to subsist until the expiry of a period of fifty (50) years after the death of the author
For sound recording, broadcasts, films, performers’ rights or other published editions, copyright shall continue to subsist until the expiry of a period of fifty (50) years computed from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work was first published.
Method Of Protection
We assist our Clients to file a Voluntary Notification for the work intended for copyright protection, with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia. The Controller of Copyright would then issue a certificate for the copyright work. – Contact us for more details!
Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property which entitles the owner of a created work the exclusive right to control:-
- the reproduction in any material form;
- the communication to the public;
- the performance, showing or playing to the public;
- the distribution of copies to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership; and
- the commercial rental to the public.
Subsistence Of Copyright
Copyright will subsist and protected in Malaysia in a literary, musical or artistic work if:-
- Sufficient effort has been expended to make the work original in character;
- The work has been written down, recorded or otherwise reduced to material form;
- Belong to one of the categories of works eligible to copyright protection below; and
- Complied with qualification of copyright.
Works Eligible To Copyright Protection
The following work shall be eligible for copyright:-
- Literary Works
- Musical Works
- Artistic Works
- Films
- Sound Recordings
- Broadcasts
- Translations, adaptations, arrangement and other transformations
- Collections of works or mere data by reason of selection and arrangement of their contents.
Duration Of Copyright Protection
For literary, musical or artistic Work, copyright shall continue to subsist until the expiry of a period of fifty (50) years after the death of the author
For sound recording, broadcasts, films, performers’ rights or other published editions, copyright shall continue to subsist until the expiry of a period of fifty (50) years computed from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the work was first published.
Method Of Protection
We assist our Clients to file a Voluntary Notification for the work intended for copyright protection, with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia. The Controller of Copyright would then issue a certificate for the copyright work. – Contact us for more details!