Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Copyright (Access Control Measures — Prescribed Exceptions) Regulations 2024
Regulation 4
Exception — circumventing access control measure that prevents text from being converted into accessible format, etc.
A person may circumvent an access control measure that has been applied to a protected copy of a literary or dramatic work if —
the work is in an electronic format;
the access control measure has been applied to all reasonably available electronic copies of the work (including any digital text edition made available by an institution aiding persons with print disabilities) so as to —
prevent the operation of any function that reads aloud the text of the work; or
prevent any specialised assistive device or computer software from converting the text of the work into an accessible format; and
the circumvention is for the purpose of a dealing, in relation to the work, in circumstances that constitute a permitted use under any provision in Division 4 of Part 5 of the Act.