Bridging fair dealing and fair use concepts: Malaysia's transition to a hybrid system

• Main Author: Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
• Other Authors: Balganesh, Shyamkrishna
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: K1401 Intellectual Property
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89428/1/COPYRIGHT%20LIMITATIONS%20AND%20EXCEPTIONS%20SEND%20TO%20IREP.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89428/6/89428_Bridging%20fair%20dealing%20and%20fair%20use%20concepts.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89428/; https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671101; https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671101.017

In 2012, Malaysia moved from a pure fair dealing system to a hybrid fair dealing and fair use system. The transition was made possible with the incorporation of section 13(2A) into the Copyright Act 1987. The section provided for the weighing of four fair use factors in considering whether a particu...