§ 117 — Conditions for copyright to subsist in published editions of authorial works

117.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in a published edition of an authorial work if —(a)

the person who first published the edition is a qualified person at the date when the edition is first published; or

(b)

the edition is first published —(i)

in Singapore;

(ii)

by or under the direction or control of the Government; or

(iii)

by or under the direction or control of a prescribed international organisation.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an edition of an authorial work that —(a)

reproduces a previous edition of the same work; or

(b)

was first published before 10 April 1987.

—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in a published edition of an authorial work if —(a)

the person who first published the edition is a qualified person at the date when the edition is first published; or

(b)

the edition is first published —(i)

in Singapore;

(ii)

by or under the direction or control of the Government; or

(iii)

by or under the direction or control of a prescribed international organisation.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an edition of an authorial work that —(a)

reproduces a previous edition of the same work; or

(b)

was first published before 10 April 1987.