Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · Transitional
521. Sound recordings made or first published before 10 April 1987 — modifications to section 120
Feedback & supportIn relation to a sound recording made before 10 April 1987, a reference in section 120(a) (copyright in sound recordings) to a qualified individual includes a reference to —
a reference in section 120(a) (copyright in sound recordings) to a qualified individual includes a reference to —
qualified individual
“qualified individual” has the meaning given by section 77;
a British subject; and
a person domiciled in a country to which the 1911 Act extended;
1911 Act
“1911 Act” means the Copyright Act 1911 of the United Kingdom (U.K. 1911, c. 46) insofar as that Act has effect as part of the law of Singapore;
despite section 120(b)(i), copyright does not subsist in the recording just because it was made in Singapore; and
recording
“recording”, in relation to a protected performance, has the meaning given by section 38(1);
for the purposes of section 120(b)(i), the recording is to be treated as first published in Singapore if it is first published in any country to which the 1911 Act extended.