Singapore legislation

Clause 48

Copying of works for preservation and other purposes

(1)

Subject to subsection (4), the copyright in a work that forms, or formed, part of the collection of a library or archives is not infringed by the making, by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of the library or archives, of a copy (including a microform copy) of the work —

(a)

if the work is held in manuscript form or is in original artistic work — for the purpose of preserving the manuscript or original artistic work, as the case may be, against loss or deterioration or for the purpose of research that is being, or is to be, carried out at the library or archives in which the work is held or at another library or other archives;

(b)

if the work is held in the collection in a published form but has been damaged or has deteriorated — for the purpose of replacing the work; or

(c)

if the work has been held in the collection in a published form but has been lost or stolen — for the purpose of replacing the work.

(2)

The copyright in a work that is held in the collection of a library or archives is not infringed by the making, by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of the library or archives, for a purpose other than a purpose for which a copy may be made under subsection (1), of a single microform copy of the work so held.

(3)

Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to a work held in published form in the collection of a library or archives unless an authorised officer of the library or archives has, after reasonable investigation, made a declaration stating that he is satisfied that a copy (not being a second-hand copy) of the work cannot be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.

(4)

The making of a copy, under subsection (1) or (2), of an unpublished work shall not, for the purposes of this Act, constitute the publication of the work.