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Malaysia court rules sale of illicit streaming devices as copyright infringement

Malaysia court rules sale of illicit streaming devices as copyright infringement
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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 platforms. Shopee Malaysia, for example, clarified last August that it has no part in creating the contents of listings and that the sellers on its platform are independent individuals or businesses who are not associated with Shopee. This comes after FINAS was reported by Astro AWANI to be investigating the sale of pirated local films on eCommerce platforms.

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Malaysia's Intellectual Property High Court declares the sale of illicit streaming devices as illegal

The Intellectual Property High Court deemed that the distribution of ISDs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987 and is punishable by law. — 123rf.com
PETALING JAYA: The sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of television boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted content has been declared as illegal by the Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
The Intellectual Property High Court ruled that the distribution of ISDs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987 and is punishable by law.
Industry leaders in a joint statement hailed the judgment, which has been deemed as a landmark decision in the battle against digital piracy.

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Sale of Pirate Streaming Devices Declared Illegal By Malaysia IP High Court * TorrentFreak

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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.

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Lumine Group swoops for TMD

| 05 March 2021
In a move that it says will complement its existing companies and provide further mission-critical software capabilities to its video service ecosystem, communications and media vertical market firm Lumine Group has acquired global content supply chain software provider TransMedia Dynamics (TMD).
Founded in 1998, TMD supplies services to media and entertainment, government and archive organisations and its customer base spans North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Its product suite of content supply chain software includes Mediaflex-UMS, Paragon for Archives, and Coeus Intelligent Media Archiving. These are designed to enable organisations of all sizes to acquire, manage and deliver many hundreds of Terabytes of content, with upwards of 50 million tasks automated annually for many of its leading media supply chain management customers.

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