Malaysia court rules sale of illicit streaming devices as copyright infringement Details 25 May 2021
The Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared that the sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of TV boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted works, constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987. The action in the Intellectual Property High Court was brought by Measat Broadcast Networks, Astro s service provider, against a seller of ISDs preloaded with applications that act as gateways to websites or content servers streaming pirated content.
Astro lauded the High Court s judgement as a bold step in the right direction against piracy in Malaysia . Its director, regulatory Laila Saat said the judgement sets a precedent for future civil claims on copyright infringement against ISD sellers in the market, including those on eCommerce platfo
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Malaysia s Intellectual Property High Court has ruled that the sale and distribution of streaming devices configured for piracy purposes constitutes infringement under the Copyright Act. The decision comes a year after Malaysia informed the United States Patent and Trademark Office that pirate set-top devices were a serious problem in the country.
Hoping to reduced the online availability of pirated content in the country, in 2019 the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry said they had blocked 246 sites.
The aim of the blocking was to reduce the usefulness of set-top boxes that are configured to provide access to copyrighted material. Running parallel, Malaysia deployed a secondary tactic to prevent the spread of Android-based devices by demanding that importers and distributors submit samples to ensure they meet quality assurance standards.
The Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared that the sale and distribution of TV boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted works constitutes a copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987, according to Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd.
Astro lauds KL Intellectual Property High Court’s landmark ruling on copyright infringement
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The Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared that the sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of TV boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted works constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987, according to Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd.
The action in the Intellectual Property High Court was brought by Measat Broadcast Networks Sdn Bhd, the service provider for Astro, against a seller of ISDs preloaded with applications which act as gateways to websites or content servers streaming pirated content.
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