Singapore legislation

Section 236

of Copyright Act

Section 236

False attribution of authorship of work

Amended by52/200452/200452/2004

(1)

It is a breach of the duty imposed on a person by section 188 if the person does, on or after 10th April 1987, any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of that section in relation to a work notwithstanding that the name concerned was inserted or affixed before that date.

Amended by52/2004

(1A)

It is a breach of the duty imposed on a person by section 188 if the person does, on or after 1st January 2005, any of the acts mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of that section in relation to a recording of a performance, notwithstanding that the name concerned was inserted or affixed before that date.

Amended by52/2004

(2)

Subject to subsection (1), Part IX shall not apply in relation to acts done before 10th April 1987.

(2A)

Subject to subsection (1A), Part IX shall not apply in relation to acts done before 1st January 2005 in respect of a recording of a performance.

Amended by52/2004

(3)

In this section, “name” includes initials or a monogram.[Aust. 1968, s. 195AE]

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