Singapore legislation

Section 194

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 194

Deemed fair use where reasonable portion copied for research or study

(1)

Making a copy of a literary, dramatic or musical work for the purpose of research or study is deemed to be a fair use (and section 191 does not apply) if —

(a)

the work is an article in a periodical publication; or

(b)

no more than a reasonable portion of the work is copied.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to making a copy of an article in a periodical publication if —

(a)

another article in that publication is also copied; and

(b)

the copied articles deal with different subject matters.

(3)

To avoid doubt, this section does not limit what would otherwise be a fair use.

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