Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.90.990204174041.9351H-100000@ns1> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:50:22 +0800 From: Chris Kwan <mailto:h1kwan@umcsd.um.edu.my> Subject: Malaysia's Cyber Law To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I would like to bring up something for your discussion. In case you're not aware, the Malaysia Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia is in the process of finalising the details of their act which will be made public on Feb 22/23.There is a plan to regulate the industry in requiring ALL websites to apply for a "Class" license. This means you have to apply for a license and state you nature of business. There are 4 categories, content, application, and another 2 I can't remember.
You may want to sit in these forums to present your views. Right now ALL the proposals are submitted by the TELCOs. TM, Binariang etc.
You can sent your input to mailto:nsh@pop.jaring.my or khkwan@yahoo.com
For a full detail of the Act see http://www.ktkm.gov.my/Acts/BILLSACT.htm
If you know someone who may be interested pls sent him/her this email. We need a lot of feedback and alternative solutions. That is the way Malaysian Government work here, hate people who just like to criticise but also welcome good alternatives as well.
Summary below.
THE COMMUNICATIONS & MULTIMEDIA ACT 1998 This Bill seeks to make new and better provisions to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries. OVERVIEW 2. The scope of the proposed Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 ("the Act") covers communications over the electronic media but not the print media. It also does not affect the general application of existing laws on national security, illegal content, defamation and copyright. Such laws are still applicable to all forms of content, regardless of the medium. 3. The Act does not encroach on the scope of other existing legislation regulating traditional media and content services. It does, however, over-ride some specific provisions relevant to traditional media which would otherwise have limiting or counterproductive impact on the development of the communications and multimedia industry. 4. The Act establishes a framework for regulatory intervention to promote Malaysia's national policy objectives for the communications and multimedia industry. This is an evolving industry in which a range of traditionally stand alone industries are converging. 5. The activities and services regulated under this Act include traditional broadcasting, telecommunications, and online services, including the facilities and networks used in providing such services, as well as the content which is supplied via the facilities and networks. 6. The Act seeks to provide a generic set of regulatory provisions based on generic definitions of market and service activities and services. While the communications and multimedia industry may encompass both networked and non-networked services and activities, the jurisdiction of this Act is restricted to networked services and activities only. 7. The key participants in the industry who are regulated under the Act include the following: - network facilities providers, who are the owners of facilities such as satellite earth stations, broadband fibre optic cables, telecommunications lines and exchanges, radiocommunications transmission equipment, mobile communications base stations, and broadcasting transmission towers and equipment; - network services providers, who provide the basic connectivity and bandwidth to support a variety of applications; - applications service providers, who provide particular functions such as voice services, data services, content-based services, electronic commerce and other transmission services; and - content applications service providers who are a special subset of applications service providers including traditional broadcast services and newer services such as online publishing and information services. 8. The Act is arranged in a modular structure according to the different types of regulatory interventions required, as follows: (Graph 1) 9. Part I of the Act sets out the objects of the legislation and provides definitions of the terms used in the Act. 10. Parts II to V of the Act establish the powers of the Minister and a new regulatory Commission and an Appeal Tribunal, and sets out procedures for the exercise of these powers. 11. Part VI of the Act establishes the framework for the economic regulation of the communications and multimedia industry, including the control of market entry through licensing, general safeguards to promote fair and sustainable competition in the industry and specific transitional safeguards. In addition, provisions for access to connectivity services ensure that industry participants at each level of the industry value chain have access to the facilities and services needed to deliver their own services. 12. Part VII of the Act addresses the requirements for technical regulation of the industry, including the assignment of limited resources (spectrum, numbering and electronic addressing) and also provides a framework to ensure the safety, security and integrity of network services and applications services through technical codes and standards. 13. Part VIII of the Act sets out the framework for the protection and promotion of consumer interests. 14. Part IX of the Act provides the framework for social regulation, including the promotion of local content, cultural diversity and adherence to prevailing community standards. 15. Part X of the Act provides for general matters. 16. Part XI of the Act establishes arrangements and procedures for the transition from the current regulatory regime to the new regime established under the Act. The Act repeals the Telecommunications Act 1950 and the Broadcasting Act 1988.
Stanley Ng Manager Microsoft Knowledge Capital Center
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-----Original Message----- From: Chris Kwan [mailto:mailto:h1kwan@ns1.umcsd.um.edu.my] Sent: 03 February 1999 13:52 To: isoc Subject: [malaysia-isoc] Meeting 4 Feb 1999 (8.00pm)
Just a small reminder that the meeting is on at the University Staff Club at 8.00 pm. See you all there.
Chris Kwan
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