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.
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
theStar Online
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.
