Singapore legislation

Section 448

Distribution, etc., of infringing copies of works

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

at any time when copyright subsists in a work, the person does any of the following acts:

(i)

distributes an article —

(A)

other than for the purposes of trade; and

(B)

to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner;

(ii)

imports an article for the purpose of distributing the article —

(A)

other than for the purposes of trade; and

(B)

to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner;

(iii)

possesses an article for the purpose of distributing the article —

(A)

other than for the purposes of trade; and

(B)

to an extent that will prejudicially affect the copyright owner; and

(b)

when doing the act, the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the article is an infringing copy of the work.