s 123–s 125 · 3 sections
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Conditions for copyright to subsist in films
Open ↗123.—(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.
Nature of copyright in films
Open ↗124. For the purposes of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, copyright in a film is the exclusive right to do all or any of the following acts:(a)
to make a copy of the film;
(b)
to cause the visual images of the film to be seen in public;
(c)
to cause any sounds of the film to be heard in public;
(d)
to communicate the film to the public.
Duration of copyright in films
Open ↗125.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), any copyright in a film expires —(a)
if the film is first published within 50 years after the end of the year in which the film is made — 70 years after the end of the year in which the film is first published;
(b)
if the film is first published more than 50 years after the end of the year in which the film is made, but is made available to the public other than by publication within those 50 years — 70 years after the end of the year in which the film is first made available to the public; and
(c)
in any other case — 70 years after the end of the year in which the film is made.
(2) If a film is first published on or before 31 December 2022, any copyright in the film expires 70 years after the end of the year in which the film is first published.
(3) For the purposes of this section —(a)
subject to paragraph (b), a film is made available to the public in the following circumstances (but without limiting the expression “made available to the public”):(i)
the film is communicated to the public;
(ii)
the visual images of the film are seen in public;
(iii)
any sounds of the film are heard in public;
(iv)
the film is published; and
(b)
an unauthorised act (as defined by section 58(5)) must be ignored in deciding whether a film is made available to the public.
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