Malaysia legislation

Section 43B

of *COPYRIGHT ACT 1987

Section 43B

For the purpose of this Part—

“another network” means any type of network that is able to connect with the primary network;

“court” means the appropriate High Court in Malaysia;

“electronic copy”, in relation to any work, means a copy of the work in an electronic form and includes the original version of the work in that form on a network;

“originating network” means another network from which an electronic copy originates;

“primary network”, in relation to a service provider, means a network controlled or operated by or for the service provider;

“routing” means directing or choosing the means or routes for the transmission of data;

“service provider”—

(a)

for the purpose of section 43C, means a person who provides services relating to, or provides connections for, the access, transmission or routing of data; and

(b)

for the purpose of this Part other than section 43C, means a person who provides, or operates facilities for, online services or network access and includes a person referred to in paragraph (a).

Transmission, routing and provision of connections