Singapore legislation

Section 20

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 20

What is an artistic work

(1)

An “artistic work” —

(a)

is any of the following:

(i)

a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, an engraving or a photograph (whether the work is of artistic quality or not);

(ii)

a building or a model of a building (whether the building or model is of artistic quality or not);

(iii)

a work of artistic craftsmanship to which neither sub‑paragraph (i) nor (ii) applies; but(b)does not include a layout‑design or an integrated circuit as defined in section 2(1) of the Layout‑Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999.

(2)

For the purposes of this Act —

Definition

“building” includes a structure of any kind;

Definition

“drawing” includes any diagram, map, chart or plan;

Definition

“engraving” includes an etching, a lithograph, a product of photogravure, a woodcut, a print or any other similar work, but not a photograph;

Definition

“photograph” —

(a)

is a product of —

(i)

photography or a similar process; or

(ii)

xerography; but(b)does not include any article or thing in which the visual images of a film are embodied;

Definition

“sculpture” includes a cast or model made for purposes of sculpture.

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