Foong Cheng Leong | Articles
I am an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a registered trade mark, industrial designs and patent agent. I am also the author of the books, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases consisting of two (2) volumes, namely, trade marks and copyright and industrial designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law.
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Give deepfake victims own legal recourse, says lawyer
I was interviewed by Free Malaysia Today to give my views about private rights to initiate legal action for misuse of personal data. Here is an excerpt from the article- PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has called on the government to tighten data privacy laws to allow individuals to seek legal recourse for misuse of their…
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Upcoming Event: Recent Trends and Development in Cyberlaw
I will be speaking at the Penang Bar on 18 August 2025. The topic to be covered are as such-– Admissibly of electronic evidence – Trends in Anton Piller Order in light of electronic documents– Discovery against online platform providers– Liabilities of parties in online scams – Use of Generative AI in Court To register,…
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Consider This: Mobile Phone Data — Trust Deficit in a Digital State
Recently, it was revealed that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission had directed mobile network operators to hand over personal mobile data, which MCMC says will be used for official statistical purposes. As digital citizens in an increasingly data-driven state, should we trust that our mobile data is being used responsibly—and do we even have…
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BFM Podcast: What protections are there for Malaysian creatives?
I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about a claim for alleged plagiarism by the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry over Fey Ilyas’s company’s work in respect of the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. You may listen to my interview below from minute 18:00 onwards. • What protections are there for Malaysian creatives?: The…
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Comments on section 233A of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998
I was asked by The Star to comment on the amendments of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) in the article “Experts: Necessary act to address online harms effectively“, particularly, over the new section 233A. For completeness, I reproduce section 233A- “Sending of unsolicited commercial electronic messages233A. No person shall send or cause to…
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BFM Podcast: Top 5 at 5: JPJ faces copyright battle over Madani plates
I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about a claim for copyright infringement over the working paper concerning the MADANI vehicle number plate series. The copyright in issue is titled “Kertas Kerja Mewujudkan Nombor Plat Khas Kenderaan Bersiri Madani 1 Sehingga Madani 9999 Untuk Didaftarkan Di Malaysia” with copyright notification no. CRLY2023J00697. You may…
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BFM Podcast: Top 5 at 5: IP Rights for Murals
I was interviewed by BFM Radio to speak about copyright of a mural, and whether any person may use it without permission of the copyright owner. You may listen to my interview below from minute 11:05 onwards. IP Rights for Murals: AirAsia’s unauthorised use of art from Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic has been panned by…
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Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law (2nd Edition)
I am happy to announce that the 2nd edition of my book “Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law (2nd Edition)” is now available for purchase. Inspiration of this book As I have mentioned previously, this book was inspired by the case of PP v Loh Guo Shi [2016] 1 SMC 190. My learned friend, Lim…