Singapore legislation
Section 25A
Section 25A
Commercial rental arrangement
(1)
In this Act, “commercial rental arrangement”, in relation to a sound recording or a computer program, signifies an arrangement that has the following features:
regardless of the way in which the arrangement is expressed, it is in substance an arrangement under which a copy of the sound recording or computer program is made available by a person on terms that it will or may be returned to the person;
the arrangement is made in the course of the conduct of a business; and
the arrangement provides for the copy to be made available —
for payment in money or money’s worth; or
as part of the provision of a service for which payment in money or money’s worth is to be made.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), an arrangement shall not be regarded as a commercial rental arrangement if, regardless of the way in which the arrangement is expressed, it is an arrangement for the lending of a copy of a sound recording or computer program under which the amount payable is intended to be no more than —
the amount necessary to recover the costs, including overheads, of the arrangement; or
a deposit to secure the return of the copy. [Aust. 1968, s. 30A]