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Copyright Act 2021 s 259

s 259 Interpretation and scope of this Division

259.—(1) In this Division —“musical work” means a musical work in its original form or an adaptation of the work; “owner”, in relation to the copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work, means, unless the contrary intention appears, the person who is entitled to authorise the making in, and the importation into, Singapore of records of the works; “record”, in relation to a musical work, excludes a soundtrack of a film; “sale by retail” or “retail sale”, in relation to a record, does not include —(a) sale for a consideration that does not consist wholly of money; or (b) sale by a person who does not ordinarily carry on the business of making or selling records. (2) For the purposes of this Division, where a musical work is comprised partly in one record and partly in another record or other records, all the records are treated as a single record. (3) Subject to section 260(4), this Division applies in relation to a record of a part of a musical work as it applies in relation to a record of the whole of the work.

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