Singapore legislation

Clause 19

Amendment of section 81

Section 81 of the Copyright Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) In this Part —“interactive service” means a service that enables an individual to receive —

(a)

a transmission of a programme specially created for that individual; or

(b)

on request, a transmission of a particular sound recording, whether or not as part of a programme, which is selected by or on behalf of that individual,but does not include any service that enables an individual to request that particular sound recording be performed for reception by the public at large or, in the case of a subscription service, by all subscribers of that service, unless the programming on each channel of that service consists substantially of sound recordings that are performed within an hour of the request or at a time designated by that individual;“qualified person” means —

(a)

a citizen of Singapore, or an individual resident in Singapore; or

(b)

a body corporate incorporated under any written law in Singapore.”.