Section 123 — Conditions for copyright to subsist in films

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in a film if —

(a)the maker of the film is a qualified person for the whole or a substantial part of the period during which the film is made; or

(b)the film is made or first published —

(i)in Singapore;

(ii)by or under the direction or control of the Government; or

(iii)on or after 10 April 1987 by or under the direction or control of a prescribed international organisation.

(2)This section does not apply to a film if the making of the film was completed before 10 April 1987.