Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
(a)
translations, adaptations, arrangements and other transformations of works eligible for copyright; and
(b)
collections of works eligible for copyright, or compilation of mere data whether in machine readable or other form, which constitute intellectual creation by reason of the selection and arrangement of their contents.
(2)
Protection of works referred to in subsection (1) shall be without prejudice to any protection of the existing works used.
Copyright in published editions of works