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Changes to Copyright Act made the sale of software and devices that offer access to pirated online streams illegal.
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SINGAPORE - Changes to the Copyright Act took effect last November, making the sale of software applications and devices that offer access to pirated online streams illegal here. But is streaming and downloading movies on your computer also illegal? The Straits Times explains.


