Singapore legislation

Section 240

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 240

Observing, studying and testing of computer program by lawful user

(1)

If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use for a person (X) to observe, study or test the functioning of a computer program.

(2)

The conditions are —

(a)

X is a lawful user of the program; and

(b)

the observing, studying or testing is done —

(i)

to determine the ideas and principles that underlie any element of the program; and

(ii)

while X is performing any act of loading, displaying, running, transmitting or storing the program that X is entitled to do.

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