JUDGMENT

Zulkifli Bakar J:

Backgrounds

[1] At the Sessions Court, the respondent was charged under s 41(1)(d) of the Copyright Act 1987 as follows:

"Charge:

"Bahawa kamu pada 27 Oktober 2011 di Envy Internet Cafe beralamat di no 9A, Jalan Damai 2, Taman Damai Jaya, Batu 9 Cheras, 43100 Kajang, dalam daerah Kajang di negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan, telah didapati memiliki bukan untuk tujuan kegunaan persendirian dan domestic, dua salinan karya dalam bentuk permainan komputer yang bertajuk Warcraft III-Reign of Chaos dan Warcraft III-The Frozen Throne, tatkala hakcipta wujud dan masih wujud bagi syarikat Blizzard Entertainment Inc dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 41(1)(d) Hakcipta 1987 yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 41(1)(i) akta yang sama."

[2] Previously, the Sessions Court Judge had ruled the respondent to be acquitted and discharged without calling for defence at the close of the prosecution's case. Deputy Public Prosecutor, being dissatisfied with the decision, appealed to High Court and subsequently the High Court Judge, on last 5 May 2014 under case no 42S-197-06-2012, decided the respondent to enter his defence before the same trial judge.

[3] It is to be n