On behalf of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), I would like to thank everyone who brought to our attention incidents where photographs that did not obtain prior approval from individual/s who have proprietary rights to the photographs were being used in the USM website - www.usm.my.

We were not aware of this issue because the webmaster of that particular website/s uploaded the material through the Centres of Responsibility although there is a clear policy that all website content needs to be original materials and provide credits, or apply for permission of the original owners if there is a need to use the work of others.

USM has and will continue to take appropriate action to correct this unfortunate incident by asking all parties involved to remove materials that did not receive prior approval from the proprietor/s of the work from USM website, conduct continuous monitoring, inspections and carry out follow-up actions to address this issue.

The university wishes to apologise and express its sincere regret over this incident. For anyone who wants to seek further clarification or share further information or has inquiries, please contact me via e-mail – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thank you.

MOHAMAD BIN ABDULLAH

Senior Deputy Registrar

Universiti Sains Malaysia