{{About|the current copyright legislation in Malaysia|the similarly-named copyright legislation in Singapore|Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Singapore}} {{onesource|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox legislation |short_title = Copyright Act 1987 |legislature = Parliament of Malaysia |image = MalaysianParliament.jpg |imagesize = |imagealt = |caption = |long_title = An Act to make better provisions in the law relating to copyright and for other matters connected therewith. |citation = [http://www.agc.gov.my/agcportal/uploads/files/Publications/LOM/EN/Act%20332%20-%20Copyright%20Act%201987.pdf Act 332] |territorial_extent = Throughout Malaysia |considered_by = |enacted_by = Dewan Rakyat |date_enacted = |date_passed = 20 March 1987 |enacted_by2 = Dewan Negara |date_enacted2 = |date_passed2 = 27 March 1987 |date_assented = |royal_assent = 30 April 1987 |date_signed = |signed_by = |date_commenced = 21 May 1987 |date_effective = [1 December 1987, P.U.(B) 586/1987] |date_of_expiry = |date_repealed = |administered_by = |bill = Copyright Bill 1987 |bill_citation = D.R. 03/1987 |bill_date = |introduced_by = Kok Wee Kiat, Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry |1st_reading = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-16031987.pdf 16 March 1987] |2nd_reading = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-19031987.pdf 19 March 1987] |3rd_reading = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-20031987.pdf 20 March 1987] |conf_committee_passed = |committee_report = |bill2 = Copyright Bill 1987 |bill_citation2 = D.R. 03/1987 |bill_date2 = |introduced_by2 = Kok Wee Kiat, Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry |1st_reading2 = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DN-23031987.pdf 23 March 1987] |2nd_reading2 = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DN-27031987.pdf 27 March 1987] |3rd_reading2 = [http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DN-27031987.pdf 27 March 1987] |conf_committee_passed2 = |committee_report2 = |date_conf_committee = |white_paper = |amended_by = Copyright (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A775]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 1996 [Act A952]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997 [Act A994]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 2000 [Act A1082]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 2002 [Act A1139]<br>Revision of Laws (Rectification of Copyright Act 1987) Order 2003 [P.U. (A) 277/2003]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 2003 [Act A1195]<br>Copyright Act 1987-Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 508/2010]<br>Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 [Act A1420] |repeals = |related_legislation = Copyright Act 1969 [Act 10] |summary = |keywords = Copyright |status = In force }} The '''Copyright Act 1987 (Malaysia)''' ({{langx|ms|Akta Hakcipta 1987}}) (Act No. 332), as amended up to Act No. A1420, was enacted to modernize Malaysia's copyright laws, superseding the Imperial Copyright Act 1911 which was previously applicable in British Malaya and the British Empire.
This legislative overhaul was aimed at enhancing legal frameworks to support the growth and dissemination of creative works in alignment with international standards. The act came into force on December 1, 1987, after being assented to on April 30, 1987.
The consolidated version, which includes amendments up to the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act No. A1420), reflects the continuous updates made to accommodate evolving copyright needs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Act 332 Copyright Act 1987 |url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/new-unsorted/act-332-copyright-act-1987-cetakan-semula-2013.pdf/view |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Malaysian Government Document Archives |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==Structure== The Copyright Act 1987, in its current form (1 July 2012), consists of 8 parts containing 61 sections and no schedule (including 9 amendments). * Part I: Preliminary * Part II: General Provisions * Part III: Nature and Duration of Copyright * Part IV: Ownership and Assignment of Copyright * Part IVA: Copyright Licensing * Part V: Copyright Tribunal * Part VI: Remedies for Infringements and Offences * Part VIA: Anti-Camcording * Part VIB: Limitation of Liabilities of the Service Provider * Part VII: Enforcement * Part VIII: Miscellaneous
==See also== *Copyright Act
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==External links== * [http://www.agc.gov.my/agcportal/uploads/files/Publications/LOM/EN/Act%20332%20-%20Copyright%20Act%201987.pdf Copyright Act 1987] {{PD-notice}}
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