Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Copyright (Royalties for Musical Records) Regulations 2021
Regulation 3
Royalty payable for sole musical work included in record
Subregulation 1
This regulation prescribes the amount of royalty payable under section 260(1)(f) of the Act in respect of a musical work that is the sole musical work included in a record.
Subregulation 2
Subject to any apportionment under regulation 5(3), the amount payable in respect of the musical work is the higher of the following amounts:
one cent;
the amount obtained by performing the following steps:
find out the retail selling price of the record;
calculate what is 5% of that price.
Subregulation 3
If the amount obtained under paragraph (2)(b) includes a fraction of a cent —
any fraction of a cent that is less than half a cent is to be treated as half a cent; and
any fraction of a cent that is more than half a cent is to be treated as a whole cent.