Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are the gate keepers of internet and free flow of information and expression. The ISPs can also play a strategic role in policing the Internet from copyright infringing materials. As gatekeepers, they can block access and force others to identify the origin of the m...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Ismail, Suzi Fadhilah, Daud, Mahyuddin
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/7/64046%20Transpacific%20partnership%20agreement.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/8/64046%20Transpacific%20partnership%20agreement%20SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-640462018-08-29T06:15:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/ Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Ismail, Suzi Fadhilah Daud, Mahyuddin K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are the gate keepers of internet and free flow of information and expression. The ISPs can also play a strategic role in policing the Internet from copyright infringing materials. As gatekeepers, they can block access and force others to identify the origin of the materials making them the best organisation to take action on the internet materials. The abandoned Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between Malaysia, United States of America (US) and another 10 countries in Asia and Pacific Region contains obligations that mandates ISPs to expeditiously remove or disable access to alleged infringing material upon acquiring actual or even with constructive knowledge of the infringement. Although TPPA is theoretically dead after the withdrawal of the US, it is still pertinent to consider its provision as it is the first global standards on ISP liabilities though negotiated under a free trade agreement. This paper examines the obligations under Malaysian Copyright Act 1987 and compare them with TPPA provisions on ISPs. It concludes that unless there is latent defect with the Malaysian notice and take down procedure, there is no compelling urgency for Malaysia to revise her procedure. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/7/64046%20Transpacific%20partnership%20agreement.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64046/8/64046%20Transpacific%20partnership%20agreement%20SCOPUS.pdf Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha and Ismail, Suzi Fadhilah and Daud, Mahyuddin (2017) Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia. Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25 (Special Issue). pp. 25-36. ISSN 0128-7702 E-ISSN 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2025%20(S)%20Oct.%202017/JSSH(S)-0532-2017.pdf
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description	Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are the gate keepers of internet and free flow of information and expression. The ISPs can also play a strategic role in policing the Internet from copyright infringing materials. As gatekeepers, they can block access and force others to identify the origin of the materials making them the best organisation to take action on the internet materials. The abandoned Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between Malaysia, United States of America (US) and another 10 countries in Asia and Pacific Region contains obligations that mandates ISPs to expeditiously remove or disable access to alleged infringing material upon acquiring actual or even with constructive knowledge of the infringement. Although TPPA is theoretically dead after the withdrawal of the US, it is still pertinent to consider its provision as it is the first global standards on ISP liabilities though negotiated under a free trade agreement. This paper examines the obligations under Malaysian Copyright Act 1987 and compare them with TPPA provisions on ISPs. It concludes that unless there is latent defect with the Malaysian notice and take down procedure, there is no compelling urgency for Malaysia to revise her procedure.
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author	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Ismail, Suzi Fadhilah Daud, Mahyuddin
author_facet	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Ismail, Suzi Fadhilah Daud, Mahyuddin
author_sort	Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
title	Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia
title_short	Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia
title_full	Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia
title_sort	transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate	2017
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Transpacific partnership agreement and future of internet policing of copyright infringement in Malaysia

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