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Malaysian Film Industry Case Study

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The beginning of the Malaysian Film industry is dated as far back as the 1930s. WM, Chang, and Aziz (2009), said that the first Malaysian film production recorded back in that time was Laila Majnun directed by B.S Rajhans in 1993. This industry grow by leaps and bounds over the years with magnificent numbers over 400 – 500 film productions not including television dramas or other television programs. The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) aim to advance and push the industry since the 1980s under the Film Development Corporation Act, 1981 (Act 244). According to Oxford English Reference Dictionary (1996), piracy refers the practice or an act of robbery or unauthorized reproduction or usage of something like a book, recording, computer program and others …show more content…

Nevertheless, it is not an excuse for this problem to be left just like that even though it is not significantly large compared to other problems face by different industry. Hence, piracy needs to stop or at least controlled to avoid it from totally damage the film industry in Malaysia. The aim of this academic writing is to discuss on the causes of downloading pirated movies in Malaysia.

1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this study is to determine the perception of UiTM students on the illegal downloading of movies.

The two specific objectives of this research are:
• To study the difference in genres of movies that students usually download illegally online according to their respective age.
• To unravel the significance relationship in causes to illegally download movies online between genders of students.

1.4 RESEARCH

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