Lawyers: Act makes clear freelancers own rights to works they create

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Mr Cyril Chua, the director of Robinson law firm, said the change to the Copyright Act makes clear the authors own the copyright to their work.

In the case of wedding photography, copyright to the photos will now rest with the photographer by default.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 17, 2021, with the headline Lawyers: Act makes clear freelancers own rights to works they create. Subscribe