Singapore legislation

Section 245

Assignments and licences

(1)

Without prejudice to the generality of section 237(1), where —

(a)

the author of a work to which this Division applies had, before the commencement of the Copyright Act 19118, made an assignment or grant of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) of the proviso to section 24(1) of that Act (referred to in this section as paragraph (a) of the proviso); and8 The Act came into operation on 1st July 1912.(b)copyright subsists in the work by virtue of this Act,subsections (2), (3) and (4) shall have effect.

(2)

If, before 10th April 1987, an event occurred or a notice was given, being an event or notice that, in accordance with paragraph (a) of the proviso, had any operation affecting the ownership of the right conferred by the Copyright Act 1911 in relation to the work or creating, transferring or terminating an interest, right or licence in respect of that right, that event or notice shall have the like operation in relation to the copyright in the work under this Act.

(3)

Any right that, at a time after 10th April 1987, would, by virtue of paragraph (a) of the proviso, have been exercisable in relation to the work or in relation to the right conferred by the Copyright Act 1911, if this Act had not been enacted, shall be exercisable in relation to the work or in relation to the copyright subsisting in the work under this Act, as the case may be.

(4)

If, in accordance with paragraph (a) of the proviso, the right conferred by the Copyright Act 1911 would have reverted to the author or his personal representatives on the date referred to in that paragraph, and that date occurs after 10th April 1987, then on that date —

(a)

the copyright in the work under this Act shall revert to the author or his personal representatives, as the case may be; and

(b)

any interest of any other person in that copyright that subsists on that date by virtue of any document made before the commencement of the Copyright Act 1911 shall cease.[Aust. 1968, s. 248]