We have urged members of the public not to use the official mascots and logo of the forthcoming Malaysia Games (SUKMA) Sarawak 2024 for commercial and profit purposes.
I have mentioned these to our media friends recently and just like other international sporting events, the organiser of SUKMA has the rights over its logo and other trademarks.
It must not be reproduced or plagiarised unless prior permission has been given. This is because SUKMA’s logo, mascots and related items had been registered under Copyright Act 1987 (Act 332). Therefore, we hope members of the public will not plagiarise or make their own merchandise items and to make profits from it...if they wish to do so, they will have to seek prior permission from us.
I have also clarified that media agencies are allowed to use the Sukma Sarawak 2024 logo and mascots in their news reports and coverage on the forthcoming events to be held on 17 to 24 August. The warning of copyright infringement only applies to those intending to make merchandise such as mugs, t-shirts, etc, using the Sukma logo.
For the media fraternity, it is a different story where we would love for them to provide exposure and publicity on SUKMA...it is not to tie them down. I believe the media are using the logo and mascots not to promote the merchandise but more on providing news coverage.
Our media friends had on July 30 received a press release issued by Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) that highlighted legal actions against the unauthorised reproduction and use of the SUKMA Sarawak 2024 logo and mascots.
No comments:
Post a Comment