Tag: Tee Shiao Eek

  • BFM Podcast: Top 5 at 5: JPJ faces copyright battle over Madani plates

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about a claim for copyright infringement over the working paper concerning the MADANI vehicle number plate series. The copyright in issue is titled “Kertas Kerja Mewujudkan Nombor Plat Khas Kenderaan Bersiri Madani 1 Sehingga Madani 9999 Untuk Didaftarkan Di Malaysia” with copyright notification no. CRLY2023J00697. You may…

  • BFM Podcast: Top 5 at 5: IP Rights for Murals

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about copyright of a mural, and whether any person may use it without permission of the copyright owner. You may listen to my interview below from minute 11:05 onwards. IP Rights for Murals: AirAsia’s unauthorised use of art from Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic has been panned by…

  • BFM Podcast: Top 5 At 5: Unauthorised broadcasts of copyrighted content

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about prevalence of online piracy in general arising from the legal action by Astro Malaysia against a nasi kandar chain operator for the unauthorised broadcasts of Astro content in multiple restaurants. The parties entered into a settlement by way of a consent judgment whereby the operator, Thaqwa…

  • BFM Podcast: FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE A THREAT TO HUMAN RIGHTS?

    A new report by Amnesty International has warned that Facebook and Google’s omnipresent surveillance of billions of people poses a systemic threat to human rights. Is it time for a radical transformation of the tech giants’ core business model? Produced by: Juliet JacobsPresented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan

  • BFM Podcast: I DUNNO, I’M JUST FORWARDING

    India wants to monitor, intercept and track WhatsApp messages in a bid to curb the spread of misinformation. As you can imagine, this has caused quite the furore but you might be interested to know that some good could also come from the move. Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sumitra Selvaraj,…