40A. Accessories to imported articles
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The copyright in a work embodied in an accessory to an article is not infringed by a person who, without the licence of the owner of the copyright, imports the article into Singapore for a purpose mentioned in section 32(a), (b) or (c) unless the article is an infringing copy.
copy
“copy”, in relation to a cinematograph film, means any article or thing in which the visual images or sounds comprising the film are embodied;
The operation of this Act in relation to a work embodied in an article shall not be affected by the operation of this section in relation to a work embodied in an accessory to the article.
If an article is imported into Singapore for a purpose mentioned in section 32(a), (b) or (c) and the importation is not, by reason of this section, an infringement of the copyright in a work embodied in an accessory to the article, the use of the accessory with the article for any such purpose shall not be an infringement of the copyright in the work, and section 33 shall not apply to the accessory.
accessory
“accessory”, in relation to an article, means one or more of the following: (a)a label affixed to, or displayed on, the article;(b)the packaging or container in which the article is packaged or contained;(c)a label affixed to, or displayed on, the packaging or container in which the article is packaged or contained;(d)a leaflet, pamphlet, certificate, warranty, brochure, written instruction or other information incidental to the article and provided with the article on its sale;(e)an instructional sound recording or cinematograph film incidental to the article and provided with the article on its sale,but does not include —(i)a copy of a work that is incorporated into the surface of the article and is a permanent part of the article;(ii)a copy of a work that cannot be separated from the article without rendering the article unsuitable for its ordinary use; or(iii)a manual sold with computer software for use in connection with that software;