📝 Copyright protects original works in the cultural and artistic domains, and originality implies that works created by different persons will never be the same, although they can be quite similar as long as one has not been copied from the other. If a work is so simple that it can appear more
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✍️ Originality requires independent creation, which basically means the work cannot be copied from another work. This does not mean that the work has to be particularly novel or unique. Two very similar works based on the same underlying idea or concept may each have copyright protection as long
📜 Compulsory licensing is an important restriction of patent rights. It is one form of licensing, through which the licensee must pay a reasonable royalty. Those who need compulsory licenses may be competitors of the patentee, and their use of the patent is often prejudicial to the patentee’s
📜 MFN treatment is a unique principle enshrined in the TRIPS Agreement and represents a traditional principle originating in GATT, and not to be found in any other IP conventions. The principle has been broadly applied, given that a country that wishes to accede to the WTO must sign the TRIPS Agreement
🎶 🇲🇾 Presently, in Malaysia, licence issuance and fee collection activities for musical works are undertaken by the following institutions (“Licensing Bodies”), which represent the categories of rights holders and works set out below:
✍️ Music Authors’ Copyright Protection Berhad
+603-5891 4846
+603-5879 9908
