91. Published editions of works in which copyright subsists
Feedback & supportSubject to the provisions of this Act, copyright shall subsist in a published edition of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or of 2 or more literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, where —
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;
the first publication of the edition took place in Singapore; or
the publisher of the edition was a qualified person at the date of the first publication of the edition.
Subsection (1) shall not apply to an edition that reproduces a previous edition of the same work or works.[Aust. 1968, s. 92]