Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Interpretation
98. What is an infringing copy of a copyright work or protected performance
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in relation to a copyright work, is a copy of the work that is —
made in Singapore on or after 21 November 2021 in circumstances that constitute an infringement of copyright in the work under this Act;
made in Singapore before 21 November 2021 in circumstances that constitute an infringement of copyright in the work under the 1911 Act or the 1987 Act, as the case may be; or
made outside Singapore without the consent of the copyright owner and imported without the licence of the copyright owner (whether the making or importation happened before, on or after 21 November 2021); and
in relation to a protected performance, is a recording of the performance that is —
made in Singapore on or after 21 November 2021 in circumstances that constitute an infringing use of the performance under this Act;
made in Singapore before 21 November 2021 in circumstances that constitute an unauthorised use of the performance under the 1987 Act; or
made outside Singapore and imported without the consent of the rights owner of the performance (whether the making or importation happened before, on or after 21 November 2021).
In subsection (1)(a), “copy”, in relation to an authorial work, means a copy of the work or of an adaptation of the work, but not a copy of a film of the work or adaptation.
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“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;