Filmmakers want tougher action against digital piracy


KUALA LUMPUR: The Film Directors’ Association of Malaysia (FDAM) has urged the Communications and Multimedia Ministry and its agency the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), as well as the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and the police to act immediately against digital piracy.

FDAM president Dr Ahmad Ibrahim said the association viewed the matter seriously, with the latest case involving the film Hantu Kuat Ketawa directed by Mawi.

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