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Banteras cetak rompak digital secara agresif

LEDAKAN teknologi hari ini membolehkan kita menikmati segala bentuk hiburan daripada muzik, filem, buku, majalah, akhbar sehingga siaran televisyen secara digital dalam talian. Disebalik celik teknologi maklumat (IT) dalam kalangan masyarakat kita, ramai yang terus melayari laman web yang menyediakan rakaman atau streaming secara haram, demi menikmati semua kandungan diinginkan tanpa had dan secara percuma. Sama ada sedar atau tidak, realitinya cetak rompak digital dinikmati mereka itu salah di sisi undang-undang kerana membabitkan pelanggaran isu hak cipta dan harta intelek pemilik karya.Lebih memburukkan keadaan, ia memberi keuntungan kepada penyedia laman web cetak rompak dengan menjana pendapatan hasil pungutan iklan berdasarkan jumlah pengunjung yang melayari halaman mereka. Biarpun wujud penguatkuasaan undang-undang, cetak rompak digital tetap berleluasa apabila setiap hari laman web berkenaan dilawati ratusan juta kali. Laporan MUSO pada 2017 menunjukkan halaman cetak rompak cukup popular apabila lebih 300 bilion kunjungan dicatatkan, meningkat sebanyak 1.6 peratus berbanding 2016.

Siri Televisyen Jadi Mangsa Utama

Berdasarkan data diperoleh MUSO, rancangan televisyen paling popular menjadi mangsa cetak rompak digital dengan 106.9 bilion kunjungan pada 2017, diikuti muzik (73.9 bilion) dan filem (53.2 bilion).

MUSO ialah syarikat teknologi global yang mengumpulkan data berbilion pelanggaran cetak rompak digital setiap hari meliputi 196 negara. Ia membantu syarikat hiburan dan pemilik harta intelek mendapatkan gambaran jelas mengenai situasi yang berlaku. Statistik di Malaysia menunjukkan jumlah tontonan di lima laman web sah utama di Malaysia mencatatkan 21.9 juta tontonan, berbanding 71.4 juta tontonan di lima laman web haram

‘ Budaya Inovasi Meransang Kreativiti ’

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Kegiatan cetak rompak digital diburukkan dengan kemajuan teknologi yang membolehkan akses internet mampu dicapai hanya menggunakan telefon bimbit, berbanding penggunaan komputer sebelum ini. Tahun lalu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif TV Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima), Johan Ishak, turut meluahkan kekesalan berikutan semakin bertambah laman web menyediakan kandungan video yang diceduk daripada rancangan televisyen tempatan, terutama drama bersiri milik rangkaian syarikat itu.

Beliau mendakwa tindakan platform lanun terbabit mengakibatkan kerugian kepada Media Prima dari segi pungutan iklan, selain turut merompak hasil kreatif dan harta intelek milik industri kreatif negara. Industri perfileman negara berhadapan masalah cetak rompak digital apabila beberapa filem dilaporkan menjadi mangsa rakaman secara haram yang dimuatnaik di media sosial secara langsung, sehingga menjejaskan kutipan.

Sepakat Bentuk Kerjasama

Bukan tidak ada undang-undang melindungi hasil kreatif dan harta intelek pemilik karya dinegara ini, malah hukuman lima tahun penjara dan denda antara RM5,000 hingga RM20,000 bagi kesalahan melakukan salinan cetak rompak di bawah Akta Hak Cipta 1987 dilihat sudah cukup berat.

Namun, itu semua belum cukup menyedarkan masyarakat terutama pengguna sendiri yang turut berisiko kerana peranti yang digunakan boleh ‘dijangkiti’ perisian jahat, selain terdedah kecurian data dan jenayah siber lain.

Pada peringkat antarabangsa, 30 nama besar yang juga pencipta kandungan digital dari seluruh dunia bergabung menubuhkan perikatan, Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), bertujuan membentuk kerjasama dari segi penguatkuasaan undang-undang melindungi cetak rompak digital.

Kita mengharapkan usaha hampir sama, malah lebih serius dan agresif bagi melindungi pasaran hasil karya kreatif, sekali gus mengurangkan cetak rompak digital di negara ini.Sekurang-kurangnya perlu ada kesepakatan dalam kalangan pemain industri sendiri supaya usaha dibuat tidak hanya membabitkan sebelah pihak, manakala pihak lain pula tidak menampakkan rasa tanggungjawab untuk menyelesaikan perkara ini.

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Berita Harian13 Februari 2019

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Parents urged not to fall for religious argument by anti-vaccine groups

Many parents were duped by anti-vaccine arguments since these groups do not have any medical background.

Religious argument used by non-medical professional groups as well as vendors of alternative products on the harm of vaccines could be the reason why some parents rejected vaccinations for their children.

Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman of the Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Department in Universiti Putra Malaysia said parents, who were taken in by the groups, had only complicated the government’s task in handling the rising number of vaccine resistance cases every year.

“Many parents were duped by anti-vaccine arguments since these groups do not have any medical background.

“They acquire information from abroad or locally and interpreted it wrongly, making people think that vaccines could bring harm.

“This included the argument used by those pushing for alternative vaccines, although the truth is that they are more interested in making profits.

She also said that they should learn from a case that happened in a neighbouring country, which found a syndicate selling fake vaccines.

She was commenting on the statement by Heath director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on the existence of groups and individuals, who used various platforms including social media, to disseminate fake news on the dangers of vaccines to the people as reported in a local English daily recently.

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Dr Malina added the anti-vaccine groups also tend to use religious argument, that the use of such substances was not halal when the issue had long been addressed using cell engineering technics to produce vaccines without involving animals forbidden in Islam.

“They also claimed a large portion of the substances used in vaccines are toxic and are from animals forbidden by Islam without any strong research evidence.

“Vaccines are produced through stringent processes on its dosage and side effects.

“Clinical tests are also conducted involving thousands of respondents from various geographical areas and they have been proven to produce anti-bodies necessary to fight against dangerous diseases,” she said.

She added that the approach to medicine for Muslims should be in accordance with established religious rules, which included the importance of life, where the use of vaccine is proven to be able to fight dangerous diseases such as measles, pertussis and tetanus.

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New Straits Times1 February 2019