The National Heritage Act 2005 is the only Act enacted in Malaysia to date to protect the national heritage including intangible cultural heritage. In the field of heritage study, intangible cultural heritage becomes a priority in the context of a 'non-existent' heritage enjoyed through the human senses. However, the Act provides a rather limited definition of intangible cultural heritage due to ambiguity in certain terminologies of its definition and scope. Hence, by using the provisions of the UNESCO Convention 2003 as the basis of discussion, this article analyses the legal provisions which protect intangible cultural heritage in Malaysia for the country in fulfilling its responsibilities as a Member Country of the Convention. This article finds that improvements to the definition of intangible cultural heritage need to be made by expanding the scope of the provision to include relevant intangible cultural heritage elements such as food and fine arts heritage.

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Harta Intelek merupakan ciptaan hasil pemikiran kreativiti seseorang individu seperti kerja penulisan, muzik, lakaran reka cipta, reka bentuk program komputer, pangkalan data dan sebagainya. Ciptaan ini merupakan harta yang boleh memberi pulangan kepada pemiliknya yang mempunyai hak eksklusif untuk mengeksploitasi ciptaan mereka. Hak ini diiktiraf dan dilindungi undang-undang. Di Malaysia, undang-undang harta intelek merangkumi enam bahagian iaitu hak cipta, cap dagangan, paten, reka bentuk perindustrian, reka bentuk, susun atur litar bersepadu dan petunjuk geografi.Buku ini mengupas setiap satu perkara secara komprehensif. Prinsip undang-undang,peraturan dan prosedur bagi melindungi hak ini dihuraikan dengan jelas dan mudahdifahami. Tuntutan ganti rugi dan remedi serta kes-kes yang diputuskan oleh mahkamah berhubung isu ini turut dibincangkan. Secara keseluruhannya, buku ini amat berfaedahuntuk semua golongan pembaca khususnya pelajar undang-undang, penulis, penerbit, pereka cipta, peniaga, peguam, ahli akademik, penyelidik dan mereka yang ingin mengetahui tentang undang-undang harta intelek.

In the age of information technology, copyright law contends with a new challenge. Owing to this, various challenges of regulating copyright infringement on the Internet need to be tackled. Copyright law has its intent in the public interest. Nevertheless, it should not forfeit the rights of the copyright owner. Therefore, a balance must be maintained in preserving copyright owners ' rights while, at the same time, the work can be used by the public. This is so as the public interest in Malaysia is not rendered as a special provision pertaining to entitlements under the Copyright Act 1987. Still, certain legal provisions in the Copyright Act 1987 include the term of public interest. In arguing the need to offer public interest in copyright law especially in the era of information technology, this article discusses the theory of public interest and the theory of information technology. Via library research, this article uses the legal research method. This article concludes that while there is no specific provision as regards the public interest in Copyright Act 1987, it does not in itself oppose Article 8 of the TRIPS Agreement because the public interest is being impliedly considered in the defense of copyright. Therefore, there is no need to create specific provisions as the current defenses of copyright are appropriate and the court may decide whether the use of such remedies is allowed or not.