Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Copyright (Royalties for Musical Records) Regulations 2021

Regulation 4

Royalty payable for musical work included in record with other musical works

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 included in a record with other musical works (whether or not those other musical works are copyright works).

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:

(a)

one cent;

(b)

the amount obtained by performing the following steps:

(i)

find out the retail selling price of the record;

(ii)

calculate what is 5% of that price;

(iii)

divide the result in sub‑paragraph (ii) by the total number of musical works included in the record.

Subregulation 3

If the amount obtained under paragraph (2)(b) includes a fraction of a cent —

(a)

any fraction of a cent that is less than half a cent is to be treated as half a cent; and

(b)

any fraction of a cent that is more than half a cent is to be treated as a whole cent.

Read in full context — Copyright (Royalties for Musical Records) Regulations 2021 →