KUALA LUMPUR: VCDs, other optical discs and all computer software will be made controlled items in an effort to force music and movie industries to bring down the prices, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced yesterday.
He said the Government was forced to do this because the industry players were slow to respond to earlier requests by his ministry for them to reduce the prices to help fight piracy.
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