- refers to creations of mind, original creative works from creator
e.g: software, applications, systems, etc
➤COPYRIGHTS
- exclusive right given to the owner of copyright for a specific period
- permission must be obtained to use copyrighted material (and pay any required fee)
- used as a marketing tool to enable customers in recognizing the product of a particular trader
- includes words, logos, pictures, names, letters, numbers or a combination of these
➤PATENTS
- exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something
- offers a new technical solution to a problem
CYBER LAWS IN MALAYSIA
Since 1997, some of the cyber laws that have been passed by our Parliament include:
3. the Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997, (also read Copyright Act 1987)
4. the Telemedicine Act 1997,
7. the Electronic Commerce Act 2006.
http://malaysiancyberwarriors.blogspot.my/2013/03/introduction-of-cyber-law-acts-in.html
SOFTWARE PIRACY AND DIGITAL COUNTERFEITING
- Creating duplicates of software/digital items and then selling/using them as authentic items