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A 25-year-old cyber cafe operator regretted that he used unlicensed software in his business.
Lim Thian Chai, who was caught by enforcement officers recently, faces a fine of up to RM20,000 for each unlicensed software and a maximum of five years imprisonment under the Copyright Act 1987.
Today, watched over by Microsoft Corp representatives and officials of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Lim gave an undertaking that he would not flout the law.
“Unfortunately, I realised this too late and my cyber cafe was raided by the ministry’s enforcement division for using unlicensed software.”
About noon on Aug 2, enforcement officers Lim’s cyber cafe in Taman Seri Rampai, Wangsa Maju, and seized 20 copies of suspected unlicensed software worth an estimated RM25,000. They also seized 10 computers worth RM30,000 for further investigations.
Lim said he was repentant and was working with the software owners to ensure this malpractice did not recur at his one-year-old cyber cafe.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
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yeah sure, they the enforcement officer are concentrating on cyber cafes.
so what big deal.
now tell me when are they going after the big fishes who sell counterfeited softwares in the thousands daily in all the shopping complexes all over Malaysia?
maybe all these cybercafes should start paying these enforcements officers too to avoid further raids in the future?
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