32. Infringement by importation for sale or hire
Feedback & supportThe copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the owner of the copyright, imports an article into Singapore for the purpose of —
artistic work
“artistic work” means —(a)a painting, sculpture, drawing, engraving or photograph, whether the work is of artistic quality or not;(b)a building or model of a building, whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not; or(c)a work of artistic craftsmanship to which neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies,but does not include a layout-design or an integrated circuit within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act;
selling, letting for hire, or by way of trade offering or exposing for sale or hire, the article;
distributing the article —
for the purpose of trade; or
for any other purpose to an extent that will affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright; or
by way of trade exhibiting the article in public,where he knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the making of the article was carried out without the consent of the owner of the copyright.[Aust. 1968, s. 37]
owner
“owner”, in relation to the copyright in copyright material, includes an exclusive licensee of the copyright in the material;