Copyright (Amendment) Bill

Subject to subsection (3), the copyright in a work is not infringed by the making of a temporary or transient reproduction of the work if —

the reproduction is made incidentally as part of the technical process of making or receiving a communication; and

the act of making the communication itself does not constitute an infringement.

Subject to subsection (3), the copyright in an adaptation of a work is not infringed by the making of a temporary or transient reproduction of the adaptation if —

the reproduction is made incidentally as part of the technical process of making or receiving a communication; and

the act of making the communication itself does not constitute an infringement.

Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to the making of a temporary or transient reproduction of a work, or an adaptation of a work, if the reproduction of the work or adaptation that is communicated —

is an infringing copy of the work or adaptation; or

is a reproduction that, if it had been made in Singapore, would have been an infringing copy of the work or adaptation.

Nothing in subsections (1) and (2) shall be construed as authorising any subsequent use of the temporary or transient reproduction of the work or adaptation.”.

Subject to subsection (2), the copyright in an audio-visual item is not infringed by the making of a temporary or transient copy of the audio-visual item if —

the copy is made incidentally as part of the technical process of making or receiving a communication; and

the act of making the communication itself does not constitute an infringement.

Subsection (1) shall not apply to the making of a temporary or transient copy of an audio-visual item if the copy of the audio-visual item that is communicated —

is an infringing copy of the audio-visual item; or

is a copy that, if it had been made in Singapore, would have been an infringing copy of the audio-visual item.

Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as authorising any subsequent use of the temporary or transient copy of the audio-visual item.”.

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “routing” in subsection (1) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition:“ “standard technical measure” means any technical measure accepted in Singapore that —

is used to identify or protect material;

has been developed through an open, voluntary process by a broad consensus of copyright owners and network service providers;

is available to any person on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms; and

does not impose substantial costs on network service providers or substantial burdens on their primary networks.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) Nothing in this Part shall be construed as making the applicability of sections 193B, 193C, 193D and 193DB conditional on —

a network service provider monitoring its service or affirmatively seeking facts indicating infringing activity, except to the extent consistent with any standard technical measure; or

a network service provider gaining access to, removing or disabling access to any electronic copy of any material in any case in which such conduct is prohibited by law.”.

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (2)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”;

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a notice purportedly made by the owner of the copyright in the material or under the owner’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (2)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (4)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”; and

by deleting subsections (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a notice purportedly made by the owner of the copyright in the material or under the owner’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (4)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (4)(b)(i) or (ii).

For the purposes of subsections (2)(a) and (4)(a), in determining whether a financial benefit is directly attributable to the infringement of copyright in the material, the court shall have regard to —

industry practice in relation to the charging of services by network service providers;

whether the financial benefit was greater than the benefit that would usually result from charging in accordance with accepted industry practices; and

all other matters that the court considers relevant.”.

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(ii) are that —

after such removal or disabling, the network service provider expeditiously takes reasonable steps —

to notify the person who made available the electronic copy of the material on the network of this; and

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any notice referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii), to provide that person with a copy of that notice; and

where the network service provider is furnished in the prescribed manner, within the prescribed time, with a notice in, or substantially in accordance with, the prescribed form purportedly made by the person who made available the electronic copy of the material on the network, or under that person’s authority, stating the prescribed matters (referred to in this section as the counter notice) —

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any notice referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) —

subject to any other written law relating to privacy or data protection, the network service provider expeditiously provides the person who furnished the notice referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) with a copy of the counter notice;

the network service provider expeditiously notifies the person who furnished the notice referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) that the network service provider will take reasonable steps to restore the electronic copy of the material to the network or to restore access to that electronic copy, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, unless, within 10 working days after the date of such notification —

the network service provider takes reasonable steps to restore the electronic copy of the material to the network or to restore access to that electronic copy, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, not less than 10, nor more than 14, working days after the date of the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (B), unless, within 10 working days after that date —

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any knowledge referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(i) or (ii) or (4)(b)(i) or (ii), the network service provider takes reasonable steps to restore the electronic copy of the material to the network or to restore access to that electronic copy, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, not less than 10, nor more than 14, working days after the date the network service provider is furnished with the counter notice, unless, within 10 working days after that date —

court proceedings are commenced by the owner of the copyright in the material, or under the owner’s authority, to prevent that electronic copy or the access to that electronic copy, as the case may be, from being restored; and

the network service provider is informed in writing of the court proceedings.”;

by inserting, immediately before the word “notice” in the penultimate line of subsection (4), the word “counter”; and

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) A network service provider shall not be treated as having authorised the doing of any act which is an infringement of copyright under this Act solely by reason of the occurrence of only one of the following matters:

the network service provider has provided a facility which was used by another person to do that act;

the network service provider has received any notice referred to in section 193C(2)(b) or 193D(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) in respect of that act;

the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in section 193D(2)(b)(i) or (ii) or (4)(b)(i) or (ii) in respect of that act.”.

the keeping and retention of records and declarations in relation to copies of works made by libraries, archives or institutions;

the deposit of such records and declarations with persons appointed by the Minister; and

the fees payable in respect of any application or matter under this Act.”.

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (2)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”;

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a notice purportedly made by the performer of the performance or under the performer’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (2)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “notice in” in subsection (4)(b)(iii), the words “, or substantially in accordance with,”; and

by deleting subsections (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a notice purportedly made by the performer of the performance or under the performer’s authority which is not a notice referred to in subsection (4)(b)(iii) shall not be considered in determining whether the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in subsection (4)(b)(i) or (ii).

For the purposes of subsections (2)(a) and (4)(a), in determining whether a financial benefit is directly attributable to the unauthorised use of the performance, the court shall have regard to —

industry practice in relation to the charging of services by network service providers;

whether the financial benefit was greater than the benefit that would usually result from charging in accordance with accepted industry practices; and

all other matters that the court considers relevant.”.

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(ii) are that —

after such removal or disabling, the network service provider expeditiously takes reasonable steps —

to notify the person who made available the electronic recording of the performance on the network of this; and

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any notice referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii), to provide that person with a copy of that notice; and

where the network service provider is furnished in the prescribed manner, within the prescribed time, with a notice in, or substantially in accordance with, the prescribed form purportedly made by the person who made available the electronic recording of the performance on the network, or under that person’s authority, stating the prescribed matters (referred to in this section as the counter notice) —

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any notice referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) —

subject to any other written law relating to privacy or data protection, the network service provider expeditiously provides the person who furnished the notice referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) with a copy of the counter notice;

the network service provider expeditiously notifies the person who furnished the notice referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) that the network service provider will take reasonable steps to restore the electronic recording of the performance to the network or to restore access to that electronic recording, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, unless, within 10 working days after the date of such notification —

the network service provider takes reasonable steps to restore the electronic recording of the performance to the network or to restore access to that electronic recording, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, not less than 10, nor more than 14, working days after the date of the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (B), unless, within 10 working days after that date —

in the case of any removal or disabling done in reliance on any knowledge referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(i) or (ii) or (4)(b)(i) or (ii), the network service provider takes reasonable steps to restore the electronic recording of the performance to the network or to restore access to that electronic recording, as the case may be, if it is technically and practically feasible to do so, not less than 10, nor more than 14, working days after the date the network service provider is furnished with the counter notice, unless, within 10 working days after that date —

court proceedings are commenced by the performer of the performance, or under the performer’s authority, to prevent that electronic recording or the access to that electronic recording, as the case may be, from being restored; and

the network service provider is informed in writing of the court proceedings.”;

by inserting, immediately before the word “notice” in the penultimate line of subsection (4), the word “counter”; and

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) A network service provider shall not be treated as having authorised the doing of any act which is an unauthorised use of a performance under this Act solely by reason of the occurrence of only one of the following matters:

the network service provider has provided a facility which was used by another person to do that act;

the network service provider has received any notice referred to in section 252B(2)(b) or 252C(2)(b)(iii) or (4)(b)(iii) in respect of that act;

the network service provider has acquired any knowledge referred to in section 252C(2)(b)(i) or (ii) or (4)(b)(i) or (ii) in respect of that act.”.

a network service provider monitoring its service or affirmatively seeking facts indicating any unauthorised use of any performance, except to the extent consistent with any standard technical measure; or

a network service provider gaining access to, removing or disabling access to any electronic recording of any performance in any case in which such conduct is prohibited by law.

In subsection (2), “standard technical measure” means any technical measure accepted in Singapore that —

is used to identify or protect recordings or performances;

has been developed through an open, voluntary process by a broad consensus of performers and network service providers;

is available to any person on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms; and

does not impose substantial costs on network service providers or substantial burdens on their primary networks.”.