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Conditions for copyright to subsist in sound recordings
120. Subject to the provisions of this Act, copyright subsists in a sound recording if —(a) the maker of the recording is a qualified person when the recording is made; or (b) the recording 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.
Nature of copyright in sound recordings
121. For the purposes of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, copyright in a sound recording is —(a) the exclusive right to do all or any of the following acts:(i) to make a copy of the recording; (ii) to enter into a commercial rental arrangement in respect of the recording; (iii) to publish the recording if it is unpublished; (iv) to communicate the recording to the public; and (b) if the recording has been published for commercial purposes and a person (X) causes the sounds embodied in the recording to be heard in public, the right to be paid equitable remuneration of an amount —(i) agreed between the copyright owner and X; or (ii) in default of agreement, decided by a Copyright Tribunal.
Duration of copyright in sound recordings
122.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any copyright in a sound recording expires —(a) if the recording is first published within 50 years after the end of the year in which the recording is made — 70 years after the end of the year in which the recording is first published; and (b) in any other case — 70 years after the end of the year in which the recording is made. (2) If a sound recording is first published on or before 31 December 2022, any copyright in the recording expires 70 years after the end of the year in which the recording is first published. (3) If the making of a sound recording was completed before 10 April 1987 —(a) this section does not apply to the recording; and (b) section 522 applies instead.
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