Optical discs to be marked with manufacturer’s code
15.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), every licensee must mark, or cause to be marked, each optical disc manufactured by the licensee with the manufacturer’s code assigned to the licensee under section 7(3)(a) and in accordance with the standards prescribed under section 16.
(2) A licensee need not comply with subsection (1) in relation to any optical disc if, and only if, a person who owns or is a licensee of the right to reproduce the content in the optical disc, which the licensee has verified, has requested the licensee not to mark the optical disc with the manufacturer’s code.
(3) Any licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Marking standards
16.—(1) The Minister may prescribe standards for the marking of manufacturer’s codes on optical discs.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may —(a)
prescribe different standards in relation to different classes or descriptions of optical discs;
(b)
prescribe standards relating to the manner in which, and the means by which, manufacturer’s codes are to be marked on optical discs generally or on optical discs of any class or description; or
(c)
adopt or incorporate by reference standards that have been published by any body or authority in Singapore or elsewhere, with or without modification, and either as in effect on a particular date specified or as amended from time to time.
Applying false manufacturer’s code
17.—(1) Any person who falsely applies, or causes to be falsely applied, to an optical disc a manufacturer’s code or any mark so resembling a manufacturer’s code as to be calculated to deceive shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that the person acted without intent to deceive or defraud.
