COMMUNICATIONS and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah is reported to have stated: “It is compulsory for producers of these films to apply for a film production licence and film shooting certificate regardless if they are from a mainstream media outlet or personal media.” (“All filming, even on social media, requires licence, says Saifuddin”, The Star, July 23; online at bit.ly/star_license.)
We note the relevant sections of the Finas (National Film Development Corp Malaysia) Act on this matter (Act available at bit.ly/finas_act):
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