Copyright Act 1969 s 7
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s 7
(1) Copyright shall be conferred by this section on Copyright in every work which is eligible for copyright and which Government is made by or under the direction or control of the and inter- Government and also such international bodies or other government organisation as may be prescribed. bodies.
(2) Copyright conferred by this section on a literary, musical or artistic work, other than a photograph, shall subsist until the end of the expiration of twenty-five years from the end of the year in which it was first published.
Nature of copyright in literary, musical or artistic works and cinematograph films. [S. 7-8]
(3) Copyright conferred by this section on a film, photograph, sound recording or broadcast shall have the same duration as is provided for by section 5 of this Act in relation to the same type of work.
(4) Sections 5 and 6 of this Act shall not be taken to confer copyright on works to which this section applies.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Hakcipta hendaklah diberi menurut seksyen ini mengenal kepada tiap-tiap karya yang layak mendapat nakcıpta karya badan-badan dan yang dibuat oleh atau di bawah arahan atau Kerajaan dan badankawalan Kerajaan atau mana-mana badan antarabadan bangsa atau pertubuhan kerajaan lain sebagaimana antarabangsa. yang ditetapkan.
(2) Hakcipta yang diberi menurut seksyen ini kepada sesuatu karya sastera, muzık atau senı, kecuali gambartoto, hendaklah wujud sehingga akhir habis tempoh dua puluh lima tahun dari akhir tahun karya itu pertama kali diterbitkan.•
(3) Hakcipta yang diberi menurut seksyen ini kepada sesuatu filem, gambarfoto, rakaman bunyi atau sıaran hendaklah mempunyai tempoh sama seperti diperuntukkan oleh seksyen 5 Akta ini bagi karya yang sama jenisnya.
[S. 7-8]
(4) Seksyen 5 dan 6 Akta ini tidak boleh diertikan sebagai memberi hakcipta kepada karya-karya yang dikawal oleh seksyen ini.
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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).
