Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(a)
if the layout-design is not created in pursuance of a commission or in the course of employment, the creator of the layout-design is the right holder;
(b)
if the layout-design is created in pursuance of a commission, the person who commissioned the layout-design is the right holder; and
(c)
if the layout-design is created by an employee in the course of his employment, the employer is the right holder.
(2)
A person can be a right holder even if he shares the right in the layout-design with a person who is not a qualifying person.
(3)
If the right in a layout-design is held by more than one person—
(a)
a reference in this Act to the right holder is a reference to all the right holders; and
(b)
any requirement for the consent of a right holder requires the consent of all the right holders.
(4)
If a layout-design is owned by more than one person and such persons include a person who is not a right holder within the meaning of this Act, the protection specified in this Act shall only apply in relation to that part of the layout-design that is created by the right holder and all references in this Act to a protected layout-design shall be construed accordingly.
Duration of protection