33. Infringement by sale and other dealings
Feedback & supportThe copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is infringed by a person who, in Singapore, and without the licence of the owner of the copyright —
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;
sells, lets for hire, or by way of trade offers or exposes for sale or hire, an article; or
by way of trade exhibits an article in public,where he knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the making of the article constituted an infringement of the copyright or, in the case of an imported article, the making of the article was carried out without the consent of the owner of the copyright.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the distribution of any articles —
for the purpose of trade; or
for any other purpose to an extent that affects prejudicially the owner of the copyright concerned,shall be taken to be the sale of those articles.[Aust. 1968, s. 38]