Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances
259. Interpretation and scope of this Division
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“musical work” means a musical work in its original form or an adaptation of the work;
“owner”, in relation to the copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work, means, unless the contrary intention appears, the person who is entitled to authorise the making in, and the importation into, Singapore of records of the works;
“record”, in relation to a musical work, excludes a soundtrack of a film;
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“record” means a disc, tape, paper or other device in which sounds are embodied;
“sale by retail” or “retail sale”, in relation to a record, does not include —
sale for a consideration that does not consist wholly of money; or
sale by a person who does not ordinarily carry on the business of making or selling records.
For the purposes of this Division, where a musical work is comprised partly in one record and partly in another record or other records, all the records are treated as a single record.
Subject to section 260(4), this Division applies in relation to a record of a part of a musical work as it applies in relation to a record of the whole of the work.