Singapore legislation

Section 166

Presumption of authorship where name appears

This section applies if —

(a)

either —

(i)

a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of an authorial work appears on a published copy of the work; or

(ii)

a name purporting to be that of the author (or a joint author) of the work appears on an artistic work when it is made; and

(b)

the name is —

(i)

a person’s true name; or

(ii)

a name by which a person is commonly known.

The person is presumed —

(a)

to be the author (or a joint author) of the authorial work; and

(b)

to have made the work in circumstances to which sections 134 and 135 (works made in the course of employment or under commission) do not apply.