Singapore legislation

Section 446

of Copyright Act 2021

Section 446

Making or possessing article capable of making infringing copies

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

at any time when copyright subsists in a work, the person makes or possesses an article specifically designed or adapted for making infringing copies of the work; and

(b)

the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the article is to be used to make infringing copies of the work for the purpose of commercial dealing.

(2)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

at any time during the protection period of a performance, the person makes or possesses an article specifically designed or adapted for making infringing copies of the performance; and

(b)

the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the article is to be used to make infringing copies of the performance for the purpose of commercial dealing.