"As long as the content is publicly and freely available on the Internet, it can be freely used and modified."
"I can use the public’s submitted artwork entries for my Agency’s campaign, without needing to obtain permission."
"I like photos taken at past events by photographers commissioned by my Agency. I can use these for an upcoming event."
Do you deal with copyrighted materials at work, such as annual reports, presentation slides, and content from vendors or third parties? Are you unknowingly committing copyright infringement at your Agency?
Learn about government policies around copyright, and better understand copyright ownership, the types of copyright licences, what constitutes copyright infringement, how to conduct copyright clearance and more.
Officers who deal with copyrighted materials are highly encouraged to attend.
This course is only open to Singapore Civil Servants and Public Officers.
Interested in organising a corporate run of this course for your organisation? Contact us today!
Nick Chiam is a Senior Associate with the Intellectual Property, Technology & Data Group of WongPartnership LLP, with key practice areas in intellectual property (IP), media, information technology (IT), data protection and telecommunications law. He has broad experience working on regulatory, transactional, enforcement and advisory projects across a diverse range of commercial & government sectors.
Nick is accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for Asia (CIPP/A) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and holds the Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection (Singapore) issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC). He is also an Adjunct Faculty at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University (SMU). He sits as a member of the Law Society of Singapore's Cybersecurity & Data Protection Committee, as well as the Project Law Help Committee and the Content Management Committee under the Law Society Pro Bono Services.