Digital Era and Intellectual Property Challenges in Malaysia

Abdullah, Nurhidayah and Hanafi, Hanira and Nawang, Nazli Ismail (2021) Digital Era and Intellectual Property Challenges in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 29 (S2). pp. 205-219. ISSN 0128-7702, DOI https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.29.s2.14.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.47836/pjssh.29.s2.14

Abstract

The world is undergoing a digital transformation where everyday connections are done among people, businesses, data, and processes online. The digitalisation is taking shape and undermining conventional notions about how businesses are structured, how firms interact and how consumers obtain services, information, and goods. Issues of piracy and infringement of IPRs raise concerns surrounding the enforcement of legal measures for (IPRs) protection. The paper seeks to explore the challenges of IPRs protection towards the world of digitalisation. This research utilities secondary data and semi-structured interview with government officials who are directly involved in the IPRs. The findings reveal that the challenges dwell in the issues of the rise of technology which requires advanced technology to cope with it, the lack of enforcement officer to monitor the entry point to the country, the issues of cross border where the agencies need to cooperate with international agencies, lack of awareness among the public, territorial limitation and the piecemeal of the institutional framework. Finally, recommendations on how to improve the enforcement are offered. © 2021 Universiti Putra Malaysia. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Funders: University of Malaya Grant GPF012P-2018
Uncontrolled Keywords: Digitalisation; Intellectual property rights; Malaysia; Policies
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions: Academy of Islamic Studies
Faculty of Economics & Administration
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2021 09:03
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2021 09:03
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/25995

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