Recent developments in the use of new technlogies have challenged copyright law and cultural industries

with an ever-increasing level of piracy.

The term piracy describes, generally, the unauthorized manufacture and sale of content protected by
copyright or neighboring rights. It includes the production of counterfeit goods, produced to resemble the
original product and to mislead the consumer, as well as bootleg products based on illegal recording of live
performances. A more recent phenomenon, which can fall under the term piracy, is the making available and
copying, without the consent of the rightowners, of protected material on the Internet.

Piracy puts cultural industries in jeopardy. UNESCO therefore aims to contribute to the fight against piracy
in order to curtail its damaging consequences on the creation and dissemination of cultural goods and
services. Its activities in this area are developed largely through innovative public/private partnerships,
within the framework of the UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity whose main objective is to
foster the development of sustainable cultural industries through capacity-building, policy advice,
development of infrastructure and piracy prevention.

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BUREAU LAUDS MALAYSIA,

INDONESIA FOR ANTI-PIRACY
STEPS
Business Times - May 8 2006

PIRACY attacks worldwide during the first three months of 2006 increased slightly to 61
from 56 for the corresponding period in 2005 but the good news is that the Straits of
Malacca recorded lower incidences.

According to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) new report on “Piracy and
Armed Robbery Against Ships”, 63 crew members were taken hostage in 2006, more
than double the numbers in 2005, and 13 crew members were kidnapped for ransom.

The report notes that there are continious pirate activities in certain areas, particularly
Somalia and Nigeria, and calls on regional law enforcement agencies to increase their
efforts to combat this menace.

On the positive side, the report outlines that action by law enforcement agencies, notably
in Indonesia and the Straits of Malacca, has continued to be effective and it congratulates
both the Malaysian and Indonesian authorities.

“We are pleased to see that the overall level of piracy is not rising dramatically. We
attribute this plateau in attacks to increased law enforcement activities in high risk areas,
awareness, and anti-piracy watches by shipmasters in risk prone areas,” said IMB director
Pottengal Mukundan.

“In addition to gathering statistics, the report also indicates the efficiency of law
enforcement in combating piracy. Our findings indicate that actions taken by law
enforcement agencies, notably in the Straits of Malacca and India, have made a major
contribution in keeping these figures down. Co-operation between Indonesia, Malaysia
and Singapore is now better and has played a key role,” added Mukundan.

Indonesia in particular has increased its efforts to defeat piracy by way of “Operation
Gurita”— a show of force in known hotspots, and through several intelligence-led actions
that resulted in the arrest of several pirate gangs.

The figures show a remarkable improvement in India and the Straits of Malacca with no
incidents reported in 2006.

Source: Business Times - www.btimes.com.my