For selling uncertified TV boxes, a Chinese trader was fined RM4,000.
A Chinese trader was fined RM4,000 for selling uncertified TV boxes.
According to the Oriental Daily, in July of last year, a Chinese-American businessman marketed a TV box under the Tmall brand of Android operating system. The TV box was charged in court because it was not certified by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
The accused was charged under the Communications and Multimedia Ordinance 2000’s Section 16(1)(b), Section 16(3), and Section 37, which carries a maximum punishment of RM100,000 or a maximum jail term of six months, or both.
After pleading guilty in court, the defendant was fined RM4,000. If the defendant does not pay the fine, he will be sentenced to six months in prison.
In fact, not only will the selling of uncertified TV boxes be prosecuted, but so will the possession of uncertified TV boxes. In addition to ensuring that the box itself is certified by the Standards and Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission cautions the public that if an Android TV box is present in the home, the applications on the box must be legal at all times. Enjoying and entertaining the law.
These uncertified Android TV boxes break two laws: the box must be certified by Malaysian specifications and research institutes, and the box itself must be certified by Malaysian specifications and research institutes. Furthermore, the majority of the programmes in the box provide stolen content and steal other people’s intellectual property.
