Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Copyright (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 193D

Section 193D of the Copyright Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (2)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”;

(b)

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a notice purportedly made by the owner of the copyright in the material or under the owner’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (2)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (4)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”; and

(d)

by deleting subsections (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a notice purportedly made by the owner of the copyright in the material or under the owner’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (4)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (4)(b)(i) or (ii).(6) For the purposes of subsections (2)(a) and (4)(a), in determining whether a financial benefit is directly attributable to the infringement of copyright in the material, the court shall have regard to —

(a)

industry practice in relation to the charging of services by network service providers;

(b)

whether the financial benefit was greater than the benefit that would usually result from charging in accordance with accepted industry practices; and

(c)

all other matters that the court considers relevant.”.

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