Amendments to the Singapore Copyright Act: Exceptions and User Rights for the Academic Sector
Singapore Management University Libraries and Singapore Alliance of University Libraries warmly invite you to this seminar which addresses relevant exceptions in the new Singapore 2021 Copyright Act for the academic sector. Industry experts will speak on educational exceptions for teaching and learning, along with a panel discussion on the new provision which pertains to computational data analysis for text and data mining.
Join us to learn more about copyright awareness, the new Act, and the potential implications for academics and librarians in Singapore.
Date
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
This is a hybrid event, you can attend in-person or virtually via Zoom. Note that there is a max number of people allowed for in-person attendance.
Venue
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
Li Ka Shing Library, Level 5
(Learning Labs 1 & 2)
Time | Programme | Speakers | |
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2.00pm | Welcome Address | Shameem NilofarUniversity Librarian,Singapore Management University | |
2.05pm | Copyright 2021 and Educational Exceptions Speakers from the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Copyright Committee will address the key changes in the 2021 Singapore Copyright Act in terms of educational exceptions and also discuss the application of copyright in various teaching and learning scenarios. | Paul Ng Senior Education Fellow, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Jayaperakash Jayadevan Senior Lecturer and Legal Counsel, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Steven Lim Course Chair, Ngee Ann Polytechnic | |
3.00pm | Panel Discussion on Text & Data Mining The new Copyright Law enacted in 2021 comes with a Computational Data Analysis provision, enabling anyone with legal access to content, to conduct text and data mining analysis. The new provision will potentially create many new opportunities for libraries and researchers in their scientific endeavours. This panel presents three different perspectives (academic, government, and libraries) that will discuss the impact, the practical implications, and the possible scenarios that this new provision will create for Singapore’s research landscape. | Gavin Foo Head,Copyright Unit and Senior Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Richard Crowley Assistant Professor of Accounting, Singapore Management University Jerrold Soh Assistant Professor of Law& Deputy Director, Centre for Computational Law, Singapore Management University Moderator: Bella Ratmelia Data Services Librarian,Singapore Management University | |
4.00pm | Building Copyright Awareness in NUS Libraries A sharing session by NUS Libraries, on the copyright initiatives that had been implemented to build copyright awareness. | Lim Siu Chen Research Librarian, National University Of Singapore | |
4.30pm | Networking & Refreshments |
his seminar is organized by Singapore Alliance of University Libraries (SAUL) which comprises the libraries of Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore University of Technology and Design.
For enquiries, please contact saul.singapore@gmail.com