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Copyright Act 1987 s 18

Copyright Act 1987 s 18

s 18 Duration of copyright in published editions

Copyright which subsists in a published edition under this Act shall continue to subsist until the expiry of a period of fifty years computed from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the edition was first published.

Malay text (authoritative)

Jangka masa hak cipta mengenai edisi diterbitkan

Hak cipta yang wujud mengenai sesuatu edisi diterbitkan di bawah Akta ini hendaklah terus wujud sehingga habis tempoh lima puluh tahun yang dihitung dari permulaan tahun kalendar berikutan dengan tahun yang edisi itu mula-mula diterbitkan.

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Text as at 30 June 2022 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

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).

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