Synopsis
This by-invitation only academic roundtable will discuss the proposed Copyright Review in Singapore. The Singapore Ministry of Law and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore are reviewing the current copyright regime in Singapore and have published a Copyright Review on 23 August 2016 with several proposed changes to the current text of the Copyright Act. The Copyright Review aims at ensuring the conditions for a copyright regime where rights are reasonable, clear and efficiently transacted and take into account the interests of creators in the original and secondary markets, copyright owners, businesses and users at large. The Copyright Review has currently been published for public consultation, and the consultation period will end on 24 October 2016. ARCIALA is hosting this academic roundtable with the support of the Ministry of Law and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore to discuss the Copyright Review and offer insights from the academic community in Singapore.
The major topics for discussion in the Copyright review are the following, as listed in the website of the Ministry of Law.
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Proposals
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1. Establishing a voluntary copyright registration system
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2. Granting creators default ownership of certain commissioned works
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3. Setting an expiry date for protection of unpublished works
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4. Attributing creators whenever their works are used
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5. Providing information to help the creator-publisher/producer relationship
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6. Protecting certain exceptions from being restricted by contracts
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7. Strengthening the general “fair use” exception
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8. Enabling the use of orphan works
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9. Unlocking the potential of text and data mining
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10. Facilitating educational uses by non-profit educational institutions
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11. Facilitating the work of libraries and archives
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12. Facilitating the work of museums and galleries
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13. Adjusting existing provisions for print-disabled users
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14. Allowing the use of non-patent literature in patent search and examination work
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15. Increasing the availability of materials on official government registers
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16. Updating the list of allowable circumventions of technological protection measures
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The full consultation paper is available at https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/content/dam/minlaw/corp/assets/documents/Public%20Consultation%20Paper%20on%20Proposed%20Changes%20to%20Copyright%20Regime%20in%20Singapore%20August%202016.pdf.
This event is by invitation only.
Last updated on 03 Oct 2016 .
