Singapore legislation

Clause 25

Amendment of section 248

Section 248 of the Copyright Act is amended by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) If any recording of a performance, being a recording that is an exempt recording under paragraph (j) of the definition of “exempt recording” in section 246(1), is not destroyed —

(a)

before the expiration of the period of 6 months or, in the case of a recording made by a non-profit organisation solely for its own broadcast, 2 years, commencing on the day on which the recording is first used for broadcasting the performance; or

(b)

before the expiration of such further period, if any, as is agreed between the maker of the recording and the performer of the performance,the recording shall, at the end of that period, cease to be an exempt recording.(2) If any copy of a recording of a performance, being an exempt recording under paragraph (m) of the definition of “exempt recording” in section 246(1), is not destroyed —

(a)

before the expiration of the period of 6 months or, in the case of a copy made by a non-profit organisation solely for its own broadcast, 2 years, commencing on the day on which the copy is first used for broadcasting the performance; or

(b)

before the expiration of such further period, if any, as is agreed between the maker of the copy and the performer of the performance,the copy of the recording shall, at the end of that period, cease to be an exempt recording.”.