7. General interpretation

“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;

“1987 Act” means the Copyright Act (Cap. 63, 2006 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;

“action” means a civil action and includes a counterclaim;

“adaptation” —

“archive” has the meaning given by section 92;

“article” includes a copy, in electronic form, of a work;

“artistic work” has the meaning given by section 20(1);

“authorial work” has the meaning given by section 9;

“authorised officer”, in relation to a public collection, has the meaning given by section 94;

“body administering an educational institution” has the meaning given by section 84;

“body administering an institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities” has the meaning given by section 90;

“body administering an institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 87;

“broadcast” has the meanings given by sections 27 and 28;

“broadcasting licence” and “broadcasting licensee” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;

“building” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“cable programme” has the meaning given by section 34;

“cable programme service” has the meaning given by section 35(1);

“commercial advantage”, in relation to an act, has the meaning given by section 74;

“commercial dealing” has the meaning given by section 73(2);

“commercial rental arrangement”, in relation to a computer program or a sound recording, has the meaning given by section 75;

“communicate” and “communication” have the meanings given by section 61;

“compilation” has the meaning given by section 13(2);

“computer program” has the meaning given by section 13(3);

“construction” includes erection and “reconstruction” has a corresponding meaning;

“contract of service” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Employment Act 1968;

“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;

“Copyright Tribunal” or “Tribunal” means a Copyright Tribunal established under this Act;

“copyright work” means a work in which copyright subsists;

“Court” means the General Division of the High Court;

“custodian”, in relation to a public collection, has the meaning given by section 93;

“deal commercially” has the meaning given by section 73(1);

“Director of National Archives” means the Director of National Archives appointed under section 15(1) of the National Library Board Act 1995;

“dramatic work” has the meaning given by section 15;

“drawing” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“edition of an authorial work” includes an edition of authorial works;

“educational institution” has the meaning given by section 83;

“electronic” means actuated by electric, magnetic, electro‑magnetic, electro‑chemical or electro‑mechanical energy;

“electronic copy”, in relation to a work or a recording of a protected performance, means a copy of the work or recording in an electronic form;

“engraving” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“exclusive licence” and “exclusive licensee” have the meanings given by section 103;

“film” —

“flagrantly infringing online location” has the meaning given by section 99;

“for‑profit” means operated or conducted, directly or indirectly, for profit;

“foreign institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 88;

“future copyright” has the meaning given by section 140(3);

“in electronic form” means in a form usable only by electronic means;

“infringing copy” has the meaning given by section 98;

“institution” includes an educational institution;

“institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities” has the meaning given by section 89;

“institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 86;

“IPOS” means the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore established by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001;

“literary work” has the meaning given by section 13(1);

“National Archives” has the meaning given by section 2 of the National Library Board Act 1995;

“National Heritage Board” means the National Heritage Board established by the National Heritage Board Act 1993;

“National Library Board” means the National Library Board established by the National Library Board Act 1995;

“non‑profit” means not operated or conducted, directly or indirectly, for profit;

“on demand” has the meaning given by section 62;

“organisation” means an organisation or association of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate);

“paying audience”, in relation to a television broadcast or cable programme, has the meaning given by section 76(1);

“perform” and “performance”, in relation to an authorial work, have the meanings given by section 67;

“periodical publication” means an issue of a periodical publication and “same periodical publication” has a corresponding meaning;

“person with a print disability” has the meaning given by section 85;

“photograph” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“premises” includes any land, building, structure and conveyance;

“prescribed international organisation” has the meaning given by section 81(2);

“prospective owner”, in relation to a future copyright, means —

“protected performance” means a performance that is protected under Part 4;

“protection period”, in relation to a performance, means the period for which the performance is protected under section 174;

“provisions of this Act” does not include subsidiary legislation made under this Act;

“public body” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018;

“public collection” has the meaning given by section 91;

“qualified individual” has the meaning given by section 77;

“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 78;

“qualifying performance” has the meaning given by section 37(1);

“re‑transmission”, in relation to a broadcast, has the meaning given by section 65;

“receiving apparatus” means any device or equipment that, if operated alone or together with any other device or equipment, enables people to see or hear a work that is communicated;

“record” means a disc, tape, paper or other device in which sounds are embodied;

“recording”, in relation to a protected performance, has the meaning given by section 38(1);

“rights infringement” has the meaning given by section 97;

“rights owner” has the meaning given by section 96;

“sculpture” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

“Singapore resident” has the meaning given by section 79;

“sound broadcast” has the meaning given by section 30;

“sound recording” has the meaning given by section 21;

“soundtrack”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(c);

“sounds”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(b);

“television broadcast” has the meaning given by section 29;

“visual images”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(a);

“wireless telegraphy” means the emitting or receiving, otherwise than over a path that is provided by a material substance, of electro‑magnetic energy;

“work” has the meaning given by section 8;

“work of joint authorship” has the meaning given by section 10;

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.