Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
Amendment of section 45
Section 45 of the Copyright Act is amended —
by deleting the words “private study” in subsection (1)(b)(i) and substituting the word “study”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:“(7A) If an article contained in a periodical publication or a published work (other than an article contained in a periodical publication) is acquired, in electronic form, as part of the collection of a library or archives, the copyright in the article or published work is not infringed by the officer-in-charge of the library or archives making it available online within the premises of the library or archives in such a manner that users cannot, by using any equipment supplied by the library or archives ––
make an electronic copy of the article or work; or
communicate the article or work.”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (8), the following subsection:“(9) Subsections (6) and (7) shall not apply to the making, in accordance with subsection (2), of an electronic copy of ––
an article, or a part of an article, contained in a periodical publication; or
the whole or part of a published work, other than such an article,in relation to a request under this section for communication to the person who made the request, unless ––
before or when the electronic copy is communicated to the person, a notice is given to the person in accordance with the regulations stating —
that the electronic copy has been made under this section and that the article or work might be subject to copyright protection under this Act; and
such other matters as may be prescribed; and
as soon as practicable after the electronic copy is communicated to the person, the electronic copy made in accordance with subsection (2) and held by the library or archives is destroyed.”.