Singapore legislation

Section 3

of Copyright Act

Section 3

Penalties for dealing with infringing copies, etc.

(1)

Any person who knowingly —

(a)

makes for sale or hire any infringing copy of a work in which copyright subsists;

(b)

sells or lets for hire, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or hire any infringing copy of any such work;

(c)

distributes infringing copies of any such work either for the purposes of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright;

(d)

by way of trade exhibits in public any infringing copy of any such work; or

(e)

imports for sale or hire into Singapore any infringing copy of any such work,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50 for every copy dealt with in contravention of this section, but not exceeding $1,000 in respect of the same transaction; or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to such fine or to imprisonment which may extend to 2 months.

(2)

Any person who knowingly makes or has in his possession any plate for the purpose of making infringing copies of any work in which copyright subsists, or knowingly and for his private profit causes any such work to be performed in public without the consent of the owner of the copyright shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to such fine or to imprisonment which may extend to 2 months.

(3)

The court before which any such proceedings are taken may, whether the alleged offender is convicted or not, order that all copies of the work or all plates in the possession of the alleged offender, which appear to it to be infringing copies or plates for the purpose of making infringing copies, be destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copyright or otherwise dealt with as the court thinks fit.