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Imperial Laws (Extension)
Cap. 252 · Revised Edition 2020 · 150 sections
- s. 1Short title
- s. 2Commencement
- s. 3Interpretation
- s. 4Act binding on State
- s. 5Publication
- s. 6Lawful reception on encrypted broadcasts
- s. 7Categories of protected works
- s. 8Qualification for copyright protection
- s. 9Nature of copyright-economic rights
- s. 10Duration of copyright in literary, etc., works
- s. 11Duration of copyright in sound recordings and films
- s. 12Duration of copyright in broadcasts and cable programmes
- s. 13Duration of copyright in typographical arrangements of editions
- s. 14Moral Rights
- s. 15Right to be identified as author, etc
- s. 16Right to object to derogatory treatment of work
- s. 17False attribution of work
- s. 18Right to privacy - commissioned photographs and films
- s. 19Duration of moral rights and related rights
- s. 20Consent and waiver of rights
- s. 21Application of provisions to joint works
- s. 22Application of provisions to part of work
- s. 23Meaning of commercial publication
- s. 24Regulations
- s. 25Ownership of copyright
- s. 26Assignments and licences
- s. 27Meaning of copyright owner
- s. 28Prospective owner of copyright
- s. 29Copyright in unpublished works passes under will
- s. 30Moral rights, etc., not assignable
- s. 31Transmission of moral rights, etc., on death
- s. 32Definition of action
- s. 33Infringement
- s. 34Proprietor of place of public entertainment liable for infringement
- s. 35Infringement by providing apparatus in public, etc., for giving infringing performances
- s. 36Action by owner of copyright for infringement
- s. 37Order for delivery up in civil proceedings
- s. 38Right to seize infringing copies, etc
- s. 39Wide injunction available to licensing bodies
- s. 40Proceedings in case of copyright subject to exclusive licence
- s. 41Infringement of right to be identified as author or director
- s. 42Infringement of right to object to derogatory treatment of work
- s. 43Infringement of possession of infringing article
- s. 44False attribution of work; infringement
- s. 45Infringement of privacy right respecting photographs, etc
- s. 46Remedies for infringing moral rights, etc
- s. 47Presumptions as to subsistence and ownership of copyright
- s. 48Presumption in relation to authorship of protected works; ownership; originality; publication
- s. 49Presumptions where action relates to sound recordings, films, and computer programmes
- s. 50Withdrawal of privilege against incrimination of self or spouse in infringement and related proceedings
- s. 51Provision for restricting importation of infringing copies
- s. 52Penalties in respect of dealings which infringe copyright
- s. 53Presumptions not to apply
- s. 54Order to deliver up in criminal proceedings
- s. 55Definitions
- s. 56—
- s. 57Criticism, review and reporting
- s. 58Determining fair dealing
- s. 59Incidental inclusion of protected work
- s. 60Acts done for purposes of instruction or examination
- s. 61Anthologies for educational use
- s. 62Performing, playing or showing works in course of activities of educational establishment
- s. 63Recording of broadcasts, etc., at educational establishments
- s. 64Restriction on reprographic copyright from published works
- s. 65Subsequent dealings with authorized copies
- s. 66Interpretation of references; regulations
- s. 67Supply by librarian of copies of published work
- s. 68Supply of copies to other libraries
- s. 69Replacing copies of works
- s. 70Copying of unpublished work
- s. 71Parliamentary and judicial proceedings and statutory inquiries
- s. 72Public records
- s. 73Design documents and models
- s. 74Where design derived from artistic work is exploited
- s. 75Transfer of works in electronic form
- s. 76Statutory licences
- s. 77Reading or recitation in public
- s. 78Representation of artistic works on public display
- s. 79Reconstruction of buildings
- s. 80Subsequent work by same artist
- s. 81Recording broadcasts for programmes supervision
- s. 82Recording for purposes of time shifting
- s. 83Provision of subtitled copies of broadcast or cable program
- s. 84Adaptations
- s. 85Power of Minister to prescribe exceptions to infringement
- s. 86Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
- s. 87Procedure in proceedings before Supreme Court
- s. 88Licensing schemes and licensing bodies
- s. 89Licensing schemes to which sections 90 to 95 apply
- s. 90Reference of proposed licensing scheme to Supreme Court
- s. 91Reference of existing licensing scheme to Supreme Court
- s. 92Further reference to Supreme Court
- s. 93Application for grant of licence in connection with licensing scheme
- s. 94Application for review of order as to entitlement to licence
- s. 95Effect of order of Court as to licensing scheme
- s. 96Licences to which sections 97 to 100 apply
- s. 97Reference to Supreme Court of proposed licence
- s. 98Reference to Supreme Court of expiring licence
- s. 99Application for review of order as to licence
- s. 100Effect of order of Supreme Court as to licence
- s. 101General considerations: unreasonable discrimination
- s. 102Licences for reprographic copying
- s. 103Licences for educational establishments in respect of works included in broadcasts or cable programmes
- s. 104Licences to reflect conditions imposed by promoters of events
- s. 105Licences to payments in respect of underlying rights
- s. 106Mention of the specific matters not to exclude other relevant considerations
- s. 107Conferment of rights in performances
- s. 108Consent required for recording or live transmission of performance
- s. 109Infringement of performer’s rights by use of recording made without consent
- s. 110Consent and royalty required for adaptation of recording
- s. 111Infringement of performer’s rights by importing, possessing, etc., illicit recording
- s. 112Consent required for recording of performance subject to exclusive contract
- s. 113Infringement of recording rights by use of recording made without consent
- s. 114Infringement of recording rights by importing, possessing, etc., of illicit recording
- s. 115Duration of rights in performances
- s. 116Transmission of rights in performances
- s. 117Consent
- s. 118Infringement actionable as breach of statutory duty
- s. 119Order for delivery up of illicit recording in court proceedings
- s. 120Rights to seize illicit recordings
- s. 121Criminal liability for making, dealing with or using illicit recordings
- s. 122Order for delivery up of illicit recording in criminal proceedings
- s. 123False representation of authority to give consent
- s. 124Fair dealing for criticism, etc
- s. 125Incidental inclusion of performance or recordings
- s. 126Acts done to recording of performance for purposes of instruction, etc
- s. 127Recording of broadcasting and cable programs by educational establishments
- s. 128Acts done to performance or recording for parliamentary proceedings, etc
- s. 129Transfer of recording of performance in electronic form
- s. 130Use of recordings of spoken words
- s. 131Incidental recording for purposes of broadcast or cable program
- s. 132Recordings for supervision and control of programs permitted
- s. 133Order excepting acts from infringing rights under this Part
- s. 134Court may consent on behalf of performer
- s. 135Order for disposal of infringing copy or illicit recording
- s. 136Period after which remedy of delivery up not available
- s. 137Time limited for prosecution
- s. 138Powers of police officers
- s. 139Restrictions on the entry and search of domestic premises
- s. 140Obstruction of police officers
- s. 141Offences by bodies corporate
- s. 142Power to make Regulations
- s. 143Power to apply provisions of Act to other countries
- s. 144International organisations
- s. 145Denial of copyright or rights in performances
- s. 146Repeals
- s. 147Savings
- s. 148Copyright subsists only under Act
- s. 149Enforcement of copyright subject to public interest
- s. 150Transitional