Confidential legal advice
Free, private consultations on the problems creatives actually face: contracts, IP, performance and venue agreements, freelance disputes, and freedom of expression.
Art is protected speech.
Some lawyers think so too.
ALIM gives Malaysia's artists, musicians, designers, writers and filmmakers the confidential legal cover they're routinely denied. Free advice. Policy advocacy. Education. No retainer. No PR.
500+Creatives reached
20+Events & workshops
30+Partner orgs
100%Pro bono, always
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How we help
Policy advocacy
We speak into the legal conversations that shape creative livelihoods, so the rules that govern making are written with makers in the room.
Educational resources
Plain-language guides, interactive tools, and workshops that put the law within reach, in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
Community in action
Protecting a muralist's right to expression.
When a public mural drew a takedown threat, ALIM stepped in with confidential advice and quiet mediation, no courtroom, no press. The work stayed up; the artist kept their rights. This is most of what we do: pressure resolved before it ever becomes a case.
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Art should not exist in a legal vacuum. Every creative deserves to know their rights, and the movement only stands because people hold it up.
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