COPYRIGHT ACT 1987 IN THE MATTER of Section 42 of the Copyright Act 1987 (Act 332) And IN THE MATTER of the copyright in the Work (as hereinafter defined and attached hereto marked as Exhibit 2 ) in the name of UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA STATUTORY DECLARATION I, Ismail Bin Ahmad Fauzi (NRIC No: 710219-03-6521) of full age and a Malaysian citizen with an address at School Of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the following contents of this declaration are true: 1. I am an employee of UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA, an institution of higher learning with an address at School Of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains (hereinafter referred to as USM ). 2. In my aforesaid capacity, I have been duly authorized by USM to make this Statutory Declaration on their behalf. The facts herein contained are, unless to the contrary is stated, from my personal knowledge or taken from the records of USM to which I have free and unrestricted access. The facts deposed to herein are true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. 3. USM is the owner of the copyright of Extraction Method of Fiber in Banana (hereinafter referred to as the Work ). Please refer to exhibit 2. 4. The employee(s) of USM who is (are) the author(s) of the Work is (are) as follows:- 1. Ismail Bin Ahmad Fauzi (710219-03-6521) 2. Abdul Halim Bin Zakaria (860917-02-6635) 3. Ali Bin Osman (850423-06-2867) The personal details of the employee(s) (hereinafter referred to as the Authors ) and information of the Work is attached herewith and marked as Exhibit 1.
5. The Authors involved in the development of the Work is as listed in the document annexed as Exhibit 1 herein and have been involved in the development of the Work for a period commencing from 12 April 2012. (Date the work started) The Work comprises of one (1) document entitled as follows: (i) [Please refer to Exhibit 2 ] 6. I hereby declare the following: (i) (ii) (iii) on 15 June 2012 (date the work finished), copyright subsisted in the Work and continues to subsist; the Authors had expended sufficient effort to make the Work original in character; the Work has been reduced to a material form and pursuant to section 7 of the Copyright Act, 1987, the Work is eligible for copyright protection. 7. I have further been advised and verily believe that as : (i) (ii) (iii) the Authors were at all material times the employees and/or officers of USM and had developed the Work in the course of his employment with USM; and USM is a qualified person within the meaning of Section 10 of the Copyright Act 1987 the copyright in the Work belongs to USM. 8. Therefore I, on behalf of USM, do hereby assert the ownership of the copyright in the Work.
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of Section 42 of the Copyright Act 1987 and the Statutory Declaration Act 1960. SUBSCRIBED and SOLEMNLY DECLARED ) by Ismail Bin Ahmad Fauzi (710219-03-6521) ) ismail fauzi at Georgetown, Pulau Pinang ) on this 3rd day of September 2012 ) Before me, choong.. Commissioner for Oaths
EXHIBIT 1 A. Personal Details of the Authors (1) Name : Ismail Bin Ahmad Fauzi NRIC No: 710219-03-6521 (2) Name : Abdul Halim Bin Zakaria NRIC No: 860917-02-6635 (3) Name : Ali Bin Osman NRIC No: 850423-06-2867
EXHIBIT 2 Our Banana fibreyarn is a marvelous hand spun yarn. It is soft, shiny and available in natural. When knit as a bulky yarn, it becomes perfect for hats, shawls, scarves, and bags. The banana silk yarn has a slightly fuzzy texture and a glossy sheen. Source: http://www.traderscity.com/board/products-1/offers-to-sell-and-export-1/banana-fibre-yarn-6928/