SingaporeMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
The Copyright (Amendment) Act was passed by Parliament on 19 February 1998, assented to by the President on 24 February 1998, and came into force on 16 April 1998.
The amendments to the Copyright Act, Cap. 63 ("the Act") enable Singapore to meet its copyright obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS"). The amendments also affect other matters such as the defences that can be raised and the remedies in an infringement action. Some of the amendments are highlighted below.
In reading this article, the terms "works" and "other subject-matter" as used in the Act can be explained as follows: Original "works" in which copyright may subsist are literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, and "other subject-matter" in which copyright may subsist are sound recordings, cinematograph films, television and sound broadcasts, cable programmes, and published editions of works.
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