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ARTICLE · 07 SEPTEMBER 2022

Musical Work In Singapore- Copyright And Related Laws

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This blog aims to explain various provisions of the Copyright Act, 2021 of Singapore relating to musical work.

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Ravi Raj
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Copyright Laws with respect to musical work in Singapore

In Singapore the copyright of creators is protected by way of statutes and precedents but there is no copyright registration authority in the country. This is because in Singapore a creator enjoys copyright protection for his creation as soon as they make the invention and express it in a tangible form. In case of musical work also, it is therefore important for it to be in a tangible form in order to get copyright protection. It can be in the form of melodies expressed in the form of music sheets with notations or sound recordings in the digital form.

Musical work

Musical work includes melodies for which the creators get copyright protection in Singapore. In order to understand the copyright law regarding musical work in Singapore, it is important to first understand the meaning of copy as defined in the Act.

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