Singapore legislation

Section 295

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 295

Reading or recitation of literary or dramatic works

(1)

If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to —

(a)

read or recite, in public, an extract from a literary or dramatic work; or

(b)

include, in a communication of a reading or recitation, an extract from a literary or dramatic work.

(2)

The conditions are —

(a)

the work has been published;

(b)

the extract is of a reasonable length; and

(c)

the work is sufficiently acknowledged.