Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Amendment of section 47
Section 47 of the Copyright Act is amended ––
by deleting paragraphs (i) and (ii) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(i)by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the work by a person for the purpose of research or study or with a view to publication; or
by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the work by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of that library or archives, if the copy or work is supplied (whether by communication or otherwise) to a person who satisfies the officer-in-charge of that library or archives that he requires the copy or work for the purpose of research or study or with a view to publication and that he will not use it for any other purpose.”;
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where the original version, or a copy, of a thesis or other similar literary work that has not been published is kept in a library of a university or other similar institution or in archives, the copyright in the thesis or other work is not infringed by the making of a copy, or the communication, of the thesis or other work by or on behalf of the officer-in-charge of the library or archives, if the copy, thesis or other work is supplied (whether by communication or otherwise) to a person who satisfies an authorised officer of the library or archives that he requires the copy, thesis or other work for the purpose of research or study.”; and
by inserting, immediately after the word “Copying” in the section heading, the words “or communication”.