KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will amend the Copyright Act 1987 to make it an offence to have pirated goods, just like it is an offence to possess stolen goods, said the Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the amendment, to be tabled at the next Parliament sitting, will streamline the existing provision besides giving awareness to the public on the similarity between keeping pirated goods and keeping stolen goods.
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