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Where Copyright Law And Technology Once Again Cross Paths: The Continuing Saga: Recordtv Pte Ltd V Mediacorp Tv Singapore Pte Ltd [2011] 1 Slr 830, Cheng Lim Saw, Warren B. Chik
Where Copyright Law And Technology Once Again Cross Paths: The Continuing Saga: Recordtv Pte Ltd V Mediacorp Tv Singapore Pte Ltd [2011] 1 Slr 830, Cheng Lim Saw, Warren B. Chik
Warren Bartholomew Chik
This article critically analyses the issues and reasoning behind the recent Singapore Court of Appeal decision in RecordTV Pte Ltd v Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd on the legality of digital copying and communications technology under Singapore’s copyright law and offers a different perspective (and some alternative arguments) on the three issues of copying, communication to the public and authorisation of copyright infringement. In particular, we will identify the relevant party to these acts and examine their definitions, based on the current statutory provisions and the history of the development of copyright law vis-à-vis modern technology.
Better A Sword Than A Shield: The Case For Statutory Fair Dealing/Use Right As Opposed To A Defence In The Light Of The Disenfranchising Effect Of Digital Rights Management And Anti-Circumvention Laws, Warren B. Chik
Warren Bartholomew Chik
This paper endorses a reinvention of the general and flexible fair use doctrine through the simple powerful elevation of its legal status from a legal exception to that of a legal right, and identifies all the benefits that a fair use right entails.