The Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) is the national industry trade association set up to represent the locally incorporated recording companies in Malaysia. RIM currently represents 102 such companies and businesses, all of which are involved in the production, manufacturing and distribution of local and international sound, music video and karaoke recordings. This accounts for approximately 95% of all legitimate recordings in the music market of Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR - Tidak masuk akal! Tetapi itulah hakikat akibat memiliki 28,353 koleksi lagu cetak rompak boleh dikenakan denda sebanyak RM56 juta oleh mahkamah jika disabitkan kesalahan mengikut Seksyen 41(1) Akta Hakcipta 1987.
KUALA LUMPUR: A nightclub owner could be fined as much as RM56 million, one of the largest under copyright law, after 28,353 unlicensed copies of karaoke recordings were found at his outlet at Taman Permaisuri, Cheras, on Tuesday.
The 45-year-old man is also facing a maximum five years in prison if found guilty under Section 41(1) of the Copyright Act 1987.
GEORGE TOWN: A bistro owner faces a fine of up to RM20 million and a five-year jail term after a raiding team seized a digital karaoke system which contained 10,000 songs that infringed copyright laws.
RM20mil fine for illegally downloading 10,000 songs
Thursday, 17 December 2009
PENANG: A bistro owner in Seberang Jaya faces a fine of up to RM20mil under the Copyright Act 1987 for loading 10,000 foreign and local songs into his karaoke set.
