Firstly, Universal Music has made good on its threat to sue MySpace for copyright infringement. Universal Music alleges that MySpace users post its songs and videos on their sites without its prior permission.
Businesses that seek to trade off on our content, and the
hard work of our artists and songwriters, shouldn't be free to
do so without permission and without fairly compensating the
content creators
Universal Music has previously launched legal action against Grouper.com and Bolt.com on similar grounds. Is YouTube next? Or can Google negotiate a rights agreement?
Closer to home, Poh Wee Ling of Petaling Jaya was fined RM8,000 after he pleaded guilty in the
Sessions Court in Penang to three counts of offering to sell four pirated
DVDs over the Internet.
The offence under the Copyright Act 1987 carries a fine of RM2,000 to RM20,000 per copy or maximum five years jail or both.
Firstly, Universal Music has made good on its threat to sue MySpace for copyright infringement. Universal Music alleges that MySpace users post its songs and videos on their sites without its prior permission.
