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Copyright Act 2021 s 117

s 117 Conditions for copyright to subsist in published editions of authorial works

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.

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