Copyright Act 1969 s 6
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s 6
(1) Copyright shall be conferred by this section on Copyright every work which is eligible for copyright and whichby reference to country of origin.
(a) being a literary, musical or artistic worh or cinematograph film is first published in Malaysia;
(b) being a work of architecture is erected in Malaysia or being another artistic work is incorporated in a building located in Malaysia;
(c) being a sound recording, is made in Malaysia;
(d) being a broadcast, is transmitted from Malaysia and which has not been the subject of copyright conferred by section 5 of this Act.
(2) Copyright conferred on a work by this section shall have the same duration as is provided for in section 5 of this Act in relation to the same type of work.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Hakcipta hendaklah diberi menurut seksyen ini kepada tiap-tiap karya yang layak mendapat hakcipta dan yang-
(a) sebagai karya sastera, karya muzik atau karya atau filem wayang gambar, diterbitkan pertama kali dalam Malaysia;
(b) sebagai karya senibina, dibina dalam Malaysıa atau sebagai suatu karya seni lain, dimuatkan dalam sesebuah bangunan yang terletak dalam Malaysia;
(c) sebagai rakaman bunyi, dibuat dalam Malaysia; d) sebagai siaran, dipancarkan darı Malaysıa da mengenainva tıdak dıberı dı bawa. seksyen 5 Akta ini.
(2) Hakcipta yang diberi kepada sesuatu karya menurut seksyen ini hendaklah mempunyai tempoh sama seperti yang diperuntukkan dalam seksyen 5 Akta ini bagi karya yang sama jenisnya. Hakcipta
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
