Singapore legislation

Section 238

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 238

Copying electronic compilation or computer program when essential for use

(1)

If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to make, or authorise the making of, a copy or an adaptation of —

(a)

a compilation in an electronic form; or

(b)

a computer program.

(2)

The conditions are —

(a)

the copy or adaptation is made from a copy of the compilation or program that is owned by X;

(b)

creating the copy or adaptation is an essential step in using the compilation or program with a machine; and

(c)

the copy or adaptation is not used in any other way.

(3)

In this section —

(a)

a reference to a copy of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the compilation or program is reproduced in a material form; and

(b)

a reference to an adaptation of a compilation or computer program is a reference to any article in which the adaptation is reproduced in a material form.