s 117–s 119 · 3 sections
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Conditions for copyright to subsist in published editions of authorial works
Open ↗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.
Nature of copyright in published editions of authorial works
Open ↗118. For the purposes of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, copyright in a published edition of an authorial work is the exclusive right to make a copy of that edition.
Duration of copyright in published editions of authorial works
Open ↗119. Any copyright in a published edition of an authorial work expires 25 years after the end of the year in which the edition is first published.
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