Singapore legislation

Section 258

of Copyright Act

Section 258

Interpretation of this Part

Amended by52/2004

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“performance”, “recording” and “unauthorised use” have the same meanings as in Part XII;“rights management information”, in relation to a copy of a work or other subject-matter or a recording of a performance, means any of the following: (a)information which identifies the work, subject-matter or performance;

(b)

information which identifies the author of the work, the owner of copyright in a work or subject-matter or the performer of a performance;

(c)

information about the terms and conditions of use of the copy of the work or subject-matter or the recording of the performance;

(d)

any numbers or codes that represent the information referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),but excludes any information relating to a user of the copy of the work or subject-matter or the recording of the performance, such as the name, account, address or other contact information of, or pertaining to, the user.

Definition

“performance”, “recording” and “unauthorised use” have the same meanings as in Part XII;

Definition

“rights management information”, in relation to a copy of a work or other subject-matter or a recording of a performance, means any of the following: (a)information which identifies the work, subject-matter or performance;

(b)

information which identifies the author of the work, the owner of copyright in a work or subject-matter or the performer of a performance;

(c)

information about the terms and conditions of use of the copy of the work or subject-matter or the recording of the performance;

(d)

any numbers or codes that represent the information referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c),but excludes any information relating to a user of the copy of the work or subject-matter or the recording of the performance, such as the name, account, address or other contact information of, or pertaining to, the user.

Amended by52/2004