General interpretation
7.—(1)  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“1911 Act” means the Copyright Act 1911 of the United Kingdom (U.K. 1911, c. 46) insofar as that Act has effect as part of the law of Singapore;
“1987 Act” means the Copyright Act (Cap. 63, 2006 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;
“action” means a civil action and includes a counterclaim;
“adaptation”  —
(a)in relation to a literary or dramatic work, has the meaning given by section 17; and
(b)in relation to a musical work, has the meaning given by section 18;
“archive” has the meaning given by section 92;
“article” includes a copy, in electronic form, of a work;
“artistic work” has the meaning given by section 20(1);
“authorial work” has the meaning given by section 9;
“authorised officer”, in relation to a public collection, has the meaning given by section 94;
“body administering an educational institution” has the meaning given by section 84;
“body administering an institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities” has the meaning given by section 90;
“body administering an institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 87;
“broadcast” has the meanings given by sections 27 and 28;
“broadcasting licence” and “broadcasting licensee” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1994;
“building” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
“cable programme” has the meaning given by section 34;
“cable programme service” has the meaning given by section 35(1);
“commercial advantage”, in relation to an act, has the meaning given by section 74;
“commercial dealing” has the meaning given by section 73(2);
“commercial rental arrangement”, in relation to a computer program or a sound recording, has the meaning given by section 75;
“communicate” and “communication” have the meanings given by section 61;
“compilation” has the meaning given by section 13(2);
“computer program” has the meaning given by section 13(3);
“construction” includes erection and “reconstruction” has a corresponding meaning;
“contract of service” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Employment Act 1968;
“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;
“Copyright Tribunal” or “Tribunal” means a Copyright Tribunal established under this Act;
“copyright work” means a work in which copyright subsists;
“Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
“custodian”, in relation to a public collection, has the meaning given by section 93;
“deal commercially” has the meaning given by section 73(1);
“Director of National Archives” means the Director of National Archives appointed under section 15(1) of the National Library Board Act 1995;
“dramatic work” has the meaning given by section 15;
“drawing” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
“edition of an authorial work” includes an edition of authorial works;
“educational institution” has the meaning given by section 83;
“electronic” means actuated by electric, magnetic, electro‑magnetic, electro‑chemical or electro‑mechanical energy;
“electronic copy”, in relation to a work or a recording of a protected performance, means a copy of the work or recording in an electronic form;
“engraving” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
“exclusive licence” and “exclusive licensee” have the meanings given by section 103;
“film”  —
(a)has the meaning given by section 24(1); and
(b)in relation to a television broadcast, has the meaning given by section 46(2);
“flagrantly infringing online location” has the meaning given by section 99;
“for‑profit” means operated or conducted, directly or indirectly, for profit;
“foreign institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 88;
“future copyright” has the meaning given by section 140(3);
“in electronic form” means in a form usable only by electronic means;
“infringing copy” has the meaning given by section 98;
“institution” includes an educational institution;
“institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities” has the meaning given by section 89;
“institution aiding persons with print disabilities” has the meaning given by section 86;
“IPOS” means the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore established by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001;
“literary work” has the meaning given by section 13(1);
“National Archives” has the meaning given by section 2 of the National Library Board Act 1995;
“National Heritage Board” means the National Heritage Board established by the National Heritage Board Act 1993;
“National Library Board” means the National Library Board established by the National Library Board Act 1995;
“non‑profit” means not operated or conducted, directly or indirectly, for profit;
“on demand” has the meaning given by section 62;
“organisation” means an organisation or association of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate);
“paying audience”, in relation to a television broadcast or cable programme, has the meaning given by section 76(1);
“perform” and “performance”, in relation to an authorial work, have the meanings given by section 67;
“periodical publication” means an issue of a periodical publication and “same periodical publication” has a corresponding meaning;
“person with a print disability” has the meaning given by section 85;
“photograph” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
“premises” includes any land, building, structure and conveyance;
“prescribed international organisation” has the meaning given by section 81(2);
“prospective owner”, in relation to a future copyright, means —
(a)in relation to a future copyright that is not assigned — the person who would be the first owner of the copyright under the provisions of this Act when the copyright comes into existence; and
(b)in relation to a future copyright that is assigned — the assignee in whom the copyright will vest under the assignment when the copyright comes into existence;
“protected performance” means a performance that is protected under Part 4;
“protection period”, in relation to a performance, means the period for which the performance is protected under section 174;
“provisions of this Act” does not include subsidiary legislation made under this Act;
“public body” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018;
“public collection” has the meaning given by section 91;
“qualified individual” has the meaning given by section 77;
“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 78;
“qualifying performance” has the meaning given by section 37(1);
“re‑transmission”, in relation to a broadcast, has the meaning given by section 65;
“receiving apparatus” means any device or equipment that, if operated alone or together with any other device or equipment, enables people to see or hear a work that is communicated;
“record” means a disc, tape, paper or other device in which sounds are embodied;
“recording”, in relation to a protected performance, has the meaning given by section 38(1);
“rights infringement” has the meaning given by section 97;
“rights owner” has the meaning given by section 96;
“sculpture” has the meaning given by section 20(2);
“Singapore resident” has the meaning given by section 79;
“sound broadcast” has the meaning given by section 30;
“sound recording” has the meaning given by section 21;
“soundtrack”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(c);
“sounds”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(b);
“television broadcast” has the meaning given by section 29;
“visual images”, in relation to a film, has the meaning given by section 24(2)(a);
“wireless telegraphy” means the emitting or receiving, otherwise than over a path that is provided by a material substance, of electro‑magnetic energy;
“work” has the meaning given by section 8;
“work of joint authorship” has the meaning given by section 10;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
(2)  Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this Part apply to and for the purposes of this Act.