Malaysia’s Intellectual Property High Court declares the sale of illicit streaming devices as illegal

The Intellectual Property High Court deemed that the distribution of ISDs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987 and is punishable by law. — 123rf.com

PETALING JAYA: The sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of television boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted content has been declared as illegal by the Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

The Intellectual Property High Court ruled that the distribution of ISDs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987 and is punishable by law.