Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of Malaysia (Copyright Act (Act 332)) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy/reproduction is not for:

selling, letting for hire, or by way of trade, offering or exposing for sale or hire, the article;

distributing the article

i. for the purpose of trade; or

ii. for any other purpose to an extent that it will affect prejudicially
the owner of the copyright; or

by way of trade, exhibiting the article in public

If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of fair use, that user may be liable of copyright infringement and the penalty is "shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Malaysia Ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both".

This Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.