Singapore legislation

Clause 117

of Copyright Bill

Clause 117

Conditions for copyright to subsist in published editions of authorial works

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in a published edition of an authorial work if —

(a)

the person who first published the edition is a qualified person at the date when the edition is first published; or

(b)

the edition is first published —

(i)

in Singapore;

(ii)

by or under the direction or control of the Government; or

(iii)

by or under the direction or control of a prescribed international organisation.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to an edition of an authorial work that —

(a)

reproduces a previous edition of the same work; or

(b)

was first published before 10 April 1987.