Malaysia is strengthening its Copyright Law. In particular, more severe penalties are provided for offenders.
Depending on where you live in the world, the laws are different. Some countries are more or less casual on some issues, tougher on others. Modern technologies have significantly changed habits, created new patterns of behavior, the laws governing them vary greatly. Malaysia, for example, has dealt a blow to copyright protection.
Malaysia Strengthens Copyright Law
Illegal streaming will become especially dangerous in Malaysia. TorrentFreak reports that the country has just passed new amendments to the Copyright Law that penalize those who make illegal broadcasts possible. Now, people offering streaming services and/or devices that harm copyright owners can be fined a minimum of $2,377 and could face up to 20 years in prison.
In particular, more severe penalties are provided for offenders.
This new law also deters companies from engaging in any illegal streaming activity or simply tolerating its presence. If the rulers cannot prove that they were not aware of such a violation of the law and that they took “all necessary steps”to stop such acts, they will be found guilty.
Copyright laws around the world cover digital piracy, but some have been designed to prejudice downloads as well as other forms of piracy. There was a problem for Malaysia that could use the Copyright Act against people not selling illegal streaming devices until the decision of the High Court of Justice does not allow this type of business.
The potential penalties are severe, and the way these amendments are changed will make it harder for some companies to avoid getting caught in government networks. However, the very concept of effort and “all necessary measures”will be difficult to understand. However, it shows how some countries can regulate illegal streaming in accordance with the law. In any case, it might appeal to countries like France where copyright is very important and who are concerned that other countries more or less tolerate these completely illegal services.