Singapore legislation

Section 140IA

of Copyright Act

Section 140IA

Compensation for failure to take action

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(1)

Where copies have been seized pursuant to a notice given under section 140B and the objector concerned fails to take infringement action within the retention period for the copies, a person aggrieved by such seizure may apply to the court for an order of compensation against the objector.

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(2)

Where the court is satisfied that the applicant had suffered loss or damage as a result of the seizure of the copies, the court may order the objector to pay compensation in such amount as the court thinks fit to the applicant.

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(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the retention period for seized copies is —

(a)

the period specified in a notice given under section 140E in respect of the copies; and

(b)

if that period has been extended under section 140E, that period as so extended. [Aust. 1968, s. 135AG (7)]

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