JUDGMENT

Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC:

[1] This is my judgment in respect of the prosecution's appeal against the learned sessions judge who acquitted and discharged the respondents who were charged with four charges under s. 41(1)(d) of the Copyright Act 1987 (CA 1987) , on the charge inter alia that the respondents had in their possession infringing copies of computer programs during the subsistence of copyright, otherwise than for its private and domestic use.

[2] The four charges read as follows:

Amended Pertuduhan Pertama

Bahawa kamu pada 11 Mei 1999, kira-kira jam 2.50 petang, di premis SIM, ODITA, MUHAMMAD ARCHITECTS SDN. BHD., Lot No. 5684, Section 64, KTLD, Three Hill Parks, Kuching di dalam Daerah Kuching, di dalam Negeri Sarawak, tatkala hakcipta ujud di dalam karya sastera, kamu ada memiliki bagi apa-apa kegunaan selain daripada kegunaan domestic, salinan-salinan karya sastera dalam bentuk program komputer bertajuk AutoCAD 12 for Dos didalam 'Central Processing Unit' seperti berikut:

1) 'Central Processing Unit' Serial No. P 062711 yang dijumpai di Tingkat Dua;

2) 'Central Processing Unit' Serial No. P 364750 yang dijumpai di Tingkat Dua;

3) 'Central Processing Unit' Serial No. P