The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO-- www.wipo.org ) has links to information about its member nations at http://www.wipo.int/members/en/ . WIPO's link for Malaysia leads to http://www.myipo.gov.my/ , which appears to have helpful links.
Yes. Copyright infringement of any form is a violation of federal law.
It requires permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law.
Copyright Law 1985 (C-42), as amended.
Copyright infringement is against international law.
Yes, unless you have permission from the copyright holder or an exemption in the law.
yes, people can be fined or even in some cases go to jail for copyright infringement
It's a civil violation of federal law.
Nothing about it is "legal." Copyright infringement is illegal.
Copying, altering, distributing, or performing/displaying a work without permission of the rightsholder is an infringement of copyright law. In the US, infringement is punishable by fines up to $30,000.
By law, libraries are specifically exempted from copyright infringement. (see related links for the specific language of the law)
If someone is no stranger to allegations of copyright infringement, it means he gets accused of copyright infringement a lot.
Many types of willful infringement of copyright are felonies, under US copyright law. 18 USC § 2319 lists the penalties for various violations, including felonies and misdemeanor copyright crimes. These penalties are in addition to any civil damages or injunction for infringement, which may be claimed by a copyright owner through a lawsuit.