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156C Application to Tribunal for determination of remuneration payable for making available to public sound recording by means of digital audio transmission

157 Inquiries into royalty payable in respect of records of musical works

158 Applications to Tribunal for determination of remuneration payable to owner of copyright for copies made under statutory licence

159 Applications to Tribunal for apportionment of royalty in respect of a record

160 Reference of proposed licence schemes to Tribunal

161 Reference of existing licence schemes to Tribunal

162 Further reference of licence schemes to Tribunal

163 Application to Tribunal in relation to licences

164 Effect of licence schemes being continued in operation pending order of Tribunal

165 Effect of order of Tribunal in relation to licences

166 Attorney-General may make application for suspension order

167 Application to revoke suspension orders

168 Interim orders

169 Reference of questions of law to High Court

170 Agreements or awards not affected

Division 4 — Procedure and Evidence

171 Proceedings to be in public except in special circumstances

172 Application may be made to Tribunal by agent of copyright owner

173 Procedure

174 Mistakes or errors in orders of Tribunal

175 Regulations as to procedure

176 Power to take evidence on oath

177 Evidence in form of written statement

178 Representation

Division 5 — Miscellaneous

179 Protection of members and witnesses

180 Disobedience to summons, etc.

181 Contempt of Tribunal, etc.

182 Cost of proceedings

183 Proof of orders of Tribunal

Part VIII EXTENSION OR RESTRICTION OF THIS ACT

184 Application of this Act to countries other than Singapore

185 Provisions as to international organisations

186 Denial of copyright to citizens of countries not giving adequate protection to Singapore works

Part IX FALSE ATTRIBUTION OF AUTHORSHIP

187 Interpretation of this Part

188 Duty not to attribute falsely authorship of work or identity of performer of performance

189 Duty not to falsely represent altered work or recording of performance as unaltered

190 Duty not to attribute falsely the authorship of reproduction of artistic work

191 Breach of duty not committed if act done outside Singapore or done with permission

192 Action for breach of duty

193 Saving of other rights and remedies

Part IXA WORKS, OR OTHER SUBJECT-MATTER, IN ELECTRONIC FORM0

193A Interpretation and effect of application of this Part

193B Transmission, routing and provision of connections

193C System caching

193D Storage and information location

193DA Exemption of network service provider from liability for removal of copy, etc., from network

193DB Relief which court may grant

193DC Evidence of compliance with conditions

193DD Maker of false notice guilty of offence and liable in damages

193DE Regulations

193E User caching

193F Transfer of electronic copy of material

Part X MISCELLANEOUS

194 Assignments and licences in respect of copyright

195 Prospective ownership of copyright

196 Copyright to pass under will with unpublished work

197 Provisions as to Government copyright

198 Use of copyright material for service of Government

199 Reception of broadcasts or cable programmes

200 Groundless threats of legal proceedings

201 Notation of copies, etc.

201A Immunity of Government, etc.

201B Offence committed by partnership or body corporate

202 Regulations

203 (Repealed)

204 (Repealed)

Part XI TRANSITIONAL

Division 1 — Preliminary

205 Interpretation of this Part

206 References to making of works, recordings and films

207 References in other laws or instruments to copyright

208 Authorship of photographs

209 Publication

Division 2 — Original Works

210 Expired copyright not to revive

211 Original works in which copyright subsists

212 Duration of copyright in photographs

213 Ownership of copyright

214 Recording of musical works

215 Publication of artistic works

216 Reconstruction of buildings

217 Industrial designs

218 Reproduction of work upon payment of royalties

Division 3 — Subject-Matter other than Works

219 Sound recordings

220 Cinematograph films

221 Application of this Act to dramatic works and photographs comprised in cinematograph films

222 Television broadcasts and sound broadcasts

223 Published editions of works

224 Cable programmes

Division 4 — Miscellaneous

225 Actions for infringement

226 Actions where copyright subject to exclusive licence

227 Offences

228 Limitation of actions

229 (Repealed)

230 References and applications to Tribunal in relation to licence schemes

231 Duration of Government copyright in photographs

232 Duration of Government copyright in recordings

233 Government copyright in films

234 Works made or published by international organisations

235 Subject-matter, other than original works, made or published by international organisations

236 False attribution of authorship of work

237 Assignments and licences

238 Bequests

239 Existing computer programs

Division 5 — Works made before 1st July 1912

240 Interpretation of this Division

241 Application

242 Rights conferred by Copyright Act 1911

243 Performing rights

244 Contributions to periodicals

245 Assignments and licences

Part XII PERFORMERS’ PROTECTION

246 Interpretation of this Part

247 Educational purposes

248 Exempt recordings cease to be exempt recordings in certain circumstances

249 Private and domestic use

250 References to inclusion of performance in cable programme service

251 Application

252 What constitutes unauthorised use

252A Transmission, routing and provision of connections

252B System caching

252C Storage and information location

252CA Exemption of network service provider from liability for removal of copy, etc., from network

252CB Relief which court may grant

252CC Evidence of compliance with conditions

252CD Maker of false notice guilty of offence and liable in damages

252CE Regulations

252CF Effect of application of sections 252A to 252CD

252D User caching

253 Action for unauthorised use

253A Presumptions in relation to performance

254 Order for disposal of unauthorised recordings or other object

254A Offences

254B Application of sections 140A to 141

255 Rights to bring an action may be assigned

256 Application to foreign countries

257 Denial of protection to citizens of countries not giving adequate protection to Singapore performances

Part XIII RIGHTS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

258 Interpretation of this Part

259 Application of this Part

260 Removal or alteration of rights management information

261 Relief which court may grant

261A Enforcement measures

Part XIIIA CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES

261B Interpretation and effect of application of this Part

261C Circumvention of technological measures

261D Exceptions to prohibition on circumvention

261E Exceptions to prohibition on making, etc., circumventing device and offering circumventing service

261F Relief which court may grant

261G Enforcement measures

Part XIV TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS UNDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 2004

262 Interpretation of this Part

263 Works published before appointed day

264 Other subject-matter published before appointed day

265 Works and other subject matter published by international organisations before appointed day

266 Works and other subject matter published by Government before appointed day

267 Performances given before appointed day

Part XV SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS UNDER COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004

268 Interpretation of this Part

269 Assignments and licences before appointed day

270 Action for infringement which took place before appointed day

271 Action for unauthorised use before appointed day

272 Action relating to rights management information

THE SCHEDULE False Registration of Industrial Designs

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On 19/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 19/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 19/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 28/03/2013.

Infringement by doing acts comprised in copyright

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—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is infringed by a person who, not being the owner of the copyright, and without the licence of the owner of the copyright, does in Singapore, or authorises the doing in Singapore of, any act comprised in the copyright.

(2) Sections 32 to 34 shall not affect the generality of subsection (1).

[Aust. 1968, s. 36]