Charge anyone who own even 1 pirated VCD - Minister

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism said that the government is currently considering if action would be taken against anyone who owns pirated media and that is even if it is only 1 VCD. The proposal includes taking action against people who are using them for private use. He said “This was because under the Copyright Act 1987 only a person who has three or more VCDs can be acted against. Under the act now, any person who has one pirated VCD is not guilty, but if the person owns more than three action can be taken.” He said that "My personal view is that if a person owns a pirated VCD that's an offence, even if its one, two or three. In that regard the act will be amended comprehensively to rectify weaknesses as well as to ensure the country's intellectual property law system was current, besides promoting the growth of the creative industry. If we are to protect creativity of film producers, music composers and the like, we must not only educate people but also have stiff penalties."

He also called for action to be taken against the sellers. “The amendment would also involve action against owners of business premises who allow premise renters to carry out illegal activity. In the act now, if traders sell illegal VCDs in an owner's shop, the owner cannot be held responsible, so we want to amend the law so that it encompasses owners, The amended act was also to ensure it was in line with current situation where sophisticated technology makes it easy for certain quarters to pirate material. Maybe one-day people would not use VCDs or digital video discs (DVDs) to watch films or hear music as they can hear over the telephone or downloading material at home. We do not want advanced technology to be ahead of the law,"


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Kepala otak hang! Even Tun Musa Hitam buys pirated VCD's in Plaza Damas every sundays.Try arresting him, u stupid dimwit!

THEN U MAY PUT AT LEAST 20 MILLION PPL INTO JAIL AND WHERE WILL U PUT THEM??

UMNO DOG POLICIES HAS IT THAT BILLIONS ARE SIPHONED YET NO ACTION, AND HERE WE ARE A PIRATED VCD?? Y TAKUT GOT VCD ON ALTANTUYA??

HOW ABOUT PIRATED BEERS AND CIGARETTES THAT IS RAMPANT IN UMNO LAND??

f**k OFF LAH, p*gGY DOG...WHO THE HELL ARE U TO BARK??

U pariah stupid minister. You have nothing to gasak now you want to gasak the rakyat's pocket money. Come take me lah. Anytime I have more than 200 copies at home. I'll offer you RM 50 each for settlement. Enough for your haj trip to clear your sins.