Singapore legislation

Section 143

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 143

Licences — licence binds successors in title to copyright except bona fide purchaser

Where the owner of a copyright grants a licence of the copyright —

(a)

in the case of a licence granted on or after 1 July 2004 to the Government or a public body — the licence binds every successor in title to the copyright; and

(b)

in any other case — the licence binds every successor in title to the copyright, but not —

(i)

a successor in title who purchased the title in good faith for valuable consideration and without actual or constructive notice of the licence; or

(ii)

a person who derives title from that successor.