WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/SGP/C/8 
15 July 2009 
 (09-3461) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
SINGAPORE 
 
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2005, as 
notified by Singapore on 15 April 2009 under Ar ticle 63.2 of the Ag reement (see document 
IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
  
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
SINGAPOUR 
  Le présent document contient le texte
1 de l'Ordonnance de 2005 sur le droit d'auteur (Œuvres 
exclues), notifiée par Singapour le 15 avril 2009 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document 
IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD 
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
SINGAPUR 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de la Orden sobre derecho de autor 
(obras excluidas) de 2005, notificada por Singapur el 15 de abril de 2009 de conformidad con el 
párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SGP/4). 
                                                      
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COPYRIGHT ACT 
 
(CHAPTER 63) 
 
COPYRIGHT (EXCLUDED WORKS) ORDER 2005 
 
 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 261D (2) of the Copyright Act, the Minister for Law 
hereby makes the following Order:  
 
 
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1 Citation and commencement
 
2 Application  
3 Definitions  
4 Works to which section 261C (1) (a) of Act shall not apply  
 
     
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COPYRIGHT ACT 
 
(CHAPTER 63) 
 
COPYRIGHT (EXCLUDED WORKS) ORDER 2005 
 
 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 261D (2) of the Copyright Act, the Minister for Law 
hereby makes the following Order:   
Citation and commencement 
1.—This Order may be cited as the Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2005 and shall come into 
operation on 18th April 2005.   
Application 
2.—This Order shall remain in force until 31st December 2008.  
 
Definitions 
3.—(1)   In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —  
 
"Internet location" includes any domain, uniform  resource locator (URL) or numeric Internet 
protocol (IP) address or any combination thereof;  
 "list of blocked Internet locations" means a list of Internet locations to which access is 
blocked by means of a commercially available filtering computer program which operates to 
prevent access to any domain or website or any part thereof, but does not include any list of 
blocked Internet locations which is merely protected by —    
 
(a)  a computer program which operates exclusively to prevent damage to a computer or computer network; or   (b)  a computer program which operates exclusively to prevent receipt of electronic 
mail;  
 
"specialised format" means a format that —    
 
(a)  is in Braille, audio or digital text; and   
(b)  is intended solely for use by handicapped readers.  
 (2)   For the purposes of paragraph 4(1)( b), a dongle shall be treated as obsolete if —  
 
(a)  it is no longer being manufactured; or  
 
(b)  it is no longer commercially available.  
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  (3)   For the purposes of paragraph 4(1)( c), a computer program or video game shall be treated as 
being in an obsolete format if its  contents can only be rendered per ceptible by means of a machine or 
system that —   
(a)  is no longer being manufactured; or  
 
(b)  is no longer commercially available.  
 
Works to which section 261C (1) ( a) of Act shall not apply 
4.—(1)   Section 261C (1) ( a) of the Act shall not apply to the following works:  
 
(a)  any compilation which consists of a list of blocked Internet locations;  
 (b)  any computer program to which access is controlled by means of an obsolete dongle that 
is damaged or defective;  
 
(c)  any computer program or video game —  
 
(i)  which is distributed in an obsolete format; and   (ii)  to which access may be gained onl y by means of the original medium or 
hardware in or with which it was d esigned to be used or operated; and  
 
(d)  any literary work —  
 
(i)  which is in an electronic book format; and  
 
(ii)  in respect of which a technological acce ss control measure has been applied to all 
existing electronic book editions of the wo rk (including any digital text edition 
made available by an institution assis ting handicapped readers) so as to —  
 
(A)  prevent the operation of the read -aloud function of the electronic book; 
and  
 (B)  prevent screen readers from converting the text into a specialised format.  
 
 
 
 
Made this 1st day of April 2005.   
 
 
LIEW HENG SAN 
Permanent Secretary, 
Ministry of Law, 
Singapore . 
  
[LAW 44/004/008 Vol. 3; AG/LEG/SL/63/2003/1 Vol. 3] 
   
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