Curriculum Vitae

DR. SIK CHENG PENG

Senior Lecturer
  • Faculty of Law

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • COPYRIGHTS
  • LAND LAW
  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LLM, (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LLB (Hons), (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Projek Pembangunan Pusat Pengajian Luar Ulu Gombak Universiti Malaya
    23 Aug 2023 - 13 Apr 2035 (University Malaya)
  • Wakil Fakulti ke Mesyuarat Perpustakaan Utama
    14 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Deputy Director
    01 Feb 2019 - 13 Mar 2020 (UM Centre of Innovation & Commercialization (UMCIC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))

MEMBERSHIPS

  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA PENILAI HARTA INTELEK UNIVERSITI MALAYA, MEMBER
    2020 to 2023 (University)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA PENILAI PENGKOMERSIALAN UNIVERSITI MALAYA, MEMBER
    2021 to 2022 (University)
  • INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2019 to 2020 (National)
  • JOURNAL OF MALAYSIAN AND COMPARATIVE LAW, REVIEWER
    2019 to 2019 (International)
  • PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES, REVIEWER
    2018 to 2019 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND SOCIETY, REVIEWER
    2018 to 2018 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Tun Hussein Onn Scholarship
    Kuok Foundation Malaysia, 2001 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Peng, S. C. (2020). Copyright issues faced by libraries in the time of corona: An insight into the position under Malaysian Copyright Law. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, 25(3), 1-13. doi: 10.22452/mjlis.vol25no3.1
Scopus
  1. Sik, C. P. (2021). Yea or nay to artificial intelligence? More questions than answers under Malaysian copyright law. Journal of World Intellectual Property, 24(5-6), 368-382. doi: 10.1111/jwip.12196
Others
  1. Sik CP (2022) To love is to destroy? Contemplating Authors Right to Prevent Destruction under Malaysian Copyright Law [2022] 4 MLJ clxxxv.
  2. Sik, CP (2022). 'To Love is to Destroy? Contemplating Authors' Right to Prevent Destruction under Malaysian Copyright Law'. [2022] 4 MLJ clxxxv
  3. Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani Azmi , Heng Gee Lim, Pek San Tay, & Cheng Peng Sik, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Minus One and Enhanced Criminal Penalty for Online Copyright Piracy: Malaysia s Options, (2018) 52 Journal of World Trade, Issue 3, pp 461-477
  4. Tay, PS; Sik, CP & Chan WM. Rethinking the Concept of an 'Author' in the face of Digital Technology Advances: A Perspective from the Copyright Law of a Commonwealth Country. (2018) Digital Scholarship in the Humanities DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqx015
  5. Tay, PS; Lim HG; Madieha Abdul Ghani, I. & Sik, CP, The Impact of Copyright Law on the Digitization of Library Collections in Academic Libraries in Malaysia. (2017) 22 Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science, Issue 1, 83-97.
  6. Tay, PS. & Sik, CP. Data mining and copyright: A bittersweet technology gift for copyright owners and the Malaysian public? [2016] Computer Law & Security Review: The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice doi: 10.1016/j.clsr.2016.07.008
  7. Sik Cheng Peng, 'Law of Copyright', Survey of Malaysian Law 2010, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, 2013.
  8. Sik Cheng Peng, Digital Sampling: How Creator-Friendly is Copyright Law? [2013] LR 51.
Books
  1. Sik, CP. (2020). Digital Copyright Law of Malaysia. Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Sweet & Maxwell.
  2. Tay PS, Chan WM & Sik CP. Legal Issues in Cloud Computing in Malaysia (Petaling Jaya: Thomson Reuters (Sweet & Maxwell), 2018)
  3. Sik Cheng Peng. 2012. Malaysian Copyright Guide Book. Korea Copyright Commission.
Chapter in Books
  1. Sik, CP. (2021). 'The Burden of Proof for Trade Secret and Infringement and Its Reversal' in Liu, KC & Hilty, R., (eds) Trade Secret Protection: Asia at a Crossroads (pp. 359-368). Wolters Kluwer.
  2. Sik, CP. (2021). Damages in Liu, KC & Hilty, R., (eds) Trade Secret Protection: Asia at a Crossroads (pp. 386-394). Wolters Kluwer.
  3. Sik CP (2019) Market Survey may be an Impractical and Undesirable Way to Adduce Evidence in a Trademark Lawsuit in Malaysia. In K C Liu (Ed) Annotated Leading Trademark Cases in Major Asian Jurisdictions. (pp 83-93). Oxon: Routledge.
  4. Sik, CP, (2019) The Defence of the Use for Judicial Proceedings Is Hard to Avail in Malaysia. In K.C Liu (Ed), Annotated Leading Copyright Cases in Major Asian Jurisdictions (pp 320-331). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong
  5. Sik, CP. & Tay, PS. (2017). Hosting Service Providers' Liability for Third Party Content: A Malaysian Perspective. In Sinha, MK. & Mahalwar, V (eds) Copyright Law in the Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities (Springer Nature)
  6. Tay, PS & Sik CP. Legal Issues on Free Software and License Contracts: A Malaysian Perspective. In Axel Metzger (ed). 2015. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and other Alternative License Models: A Comparative Analysis. Springer International Publishing
Article in Proceeding
  1. Sik CP (2020). Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: The Authors' Conundrum. WIPO & WTO. WIPO-WTO Colloquium Research Papers: 2018.
  2. Sik C P (2017). Proving Authorship and Ownership under Malaysian Copyright Law. WIPO & WTO. WIPO-WTO Colloquium Research Papers: 2017 Asia Edition

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2024, Government Agency
    A Critical Study On The Legal Issue Relating To Co-proprietorship Of Land In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Land Acquisition in Peninsular Malaysia: Striking the Right Balance Between Public and Private Interests ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Detangling the Mysterious of the Cybercourts of Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Issues and Challenges Associated with Data Sharing in Covid-19 Research: Exploring the Experience of Malaysian Researchers ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2018 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Copyright Issues Relating To Data Utilization And Protection For Artificial Intelligence ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2019 - 2021, International Funding
    Hepp - Building Capacity To Catalyse Industry Relationships - Sharing Good Practice Models For Sustainable Innovation ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2016 - 2018, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SBS (Equitable Society)
    The Effect Of Unfair Terms In Cloud Computing Contracts ( Co-Researcher)
  8. 2016 - 2018, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SBS (Equitable Society)
    Intellectual Propert Rights Issues Relating To Cloud Computing For An Equitable Knowledge Society ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2012 - 2013, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG) - HNE (Humanities & Ethics)
    Reexamining Copyright Law in the Context of the User-Generated Content Revolution ( Co-Researcher)
  10. 2012 - 2013, Jawatankuasa Pembaharuan Undang-Undang Malaysia
    Kajian Semakan Semula Undang-Undang Berkaitan Hak Asasi Manusia: Hak Orang Asal dan Orang Asli ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Royal Professor Ungku a. Aziz: Writings from 1947 - a Project to Reissue Royal Professor Ungku a. Aziz S Selected Writings for Preservation and Research, Persatuan Ekonomi Malaysia
    01 Dec 2016 - 01 Dec 2016 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Doing Research in the Digital Age: Copyright Concerns and Limitations, Digital Data in Social Science Research: Legal and Ethical Concerns, AEI, UM Research Ethics Committee, and Centre for Law and Ethics in Science and Technology (International) (02 Sep 2020 - 02 Sep 2020)
PRESENTER
  1. Challenges for Malaysian Legal Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership Senior Seminar: Technology, Innovation and Higher Education, Zhejiang University (International) (30 May 2019 - 31 May 2019)
  2. Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: Authors' Conundrum in Malaysia, 15th WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property, World Intellectual Property Organization and World Trade Organization (International) (18 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018)
  3. Artificial Intelligence and Copyright: The Issue of Authorship under Malaysian Copyright Law, 3rd Works-In-Progress Conference IPScholars Asia , School of Law, Singapore Management University (International) (01 Mar 2018 - 02 Mar 2018)
  4. Lunar Peak's Aftermath: Authors' Moral Rights in Malaysia, Works-in-Progress Conference IPScholars Asia 2017, Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA) (International) (23 Feb 2017 - 24 Feb 2017)
  5. Authorship and Ownership in Malaysian Copyright Law, WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Intellectual Property Teachers and Researchers in Asia, WIPO & WTO (International) (20 Feb 2017 - 22 Feb 2017)
  6. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: How will it change the legal protection of technological protection measures in Malaysia, University of Malaya - Universitas Indonesia Law Academic Seminar 2016, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya (International) (23 Mar 2016 - 23 Mar 2016)
  7. Does the Notice and Takedown Procedure under the Copyright Act 1987 Provide a Balance of Interests, WORKS-IN-PROGRESS CONFERENCE IPSCHOLARS ASIA 2016, School of Law, Singapore Management University (International) (28 Jan 2016 - 29 Mar 2016)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2023) Member of Working Group 1 On Guidelines, National, (Expert Advisor)
  2. (2020) Member of Policy Working Group for Malaysia Open Science Platform , The Academy of Sciences Malaysia, National
  3. (2012) Malaysian correspondent, Korean Copyright Commission, International
  4. (2011) Malaysian correspondent, Korean Copyright Commission, International
  5. (2010) Malaysian correspondent, Korean Copyright Commission, International

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2019) The Evolution of Classical Passing Off Into Extended Passing Off: A Critical In-Depth Review In Selective Jurisdictions, BAHARI YEOW TIEN HONG
Master
  1. (2018) The Extent of Copyright Protection and Infringement in Respect of Choreographic Works in Malaysia, NG XUANYING
  2. (2018) COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE NEWLY CREATED WORKS IN THE CLOUD, XIUYING TAN
  3. (2018) Collective Management Organization for Music Industry in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges, SITI ELLEY AFFIQAH BINTI HASHIM

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Pensyarah Tetamu Bagi Mbeb3106 Etika-Etika Dalam Bioperubatan Semester 2, Sesi 2016/2017 Di Jabatan Sains Bioperubatan, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya Tajuk: Copyright Issues Related to Biomedical Industry, (09 May 2017 - 09 May 2017)
  • Pensyarah Tetamu Bagi Mbeb3106 Etika-Etika Dalam Bioperubatan Semester 2, Sesi 2013/2014 Di Jabatan Sains Bioperubatan, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya Tajuk: Fundamentals of Intellectual Properrty and Copyright in Medical/Biomedical Research, (18 Mar 2014 - 18 Mar 2014)