CLASS Highlights

A glance of past events held in relation to the education on the importance of copyright protection in Singapore!

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We Further awareness and education on the importance of copyright protection

CLASS was established in 1999 by book publishers and authors to protect their published works. We are a government regulated non-profit organisation, seeking to eliminate unauthorised use of copyright works of our members and affiliates.

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Be A CLASS member

Membership at CLASS is open to published authors and publishers. CLASS protects the interests of copyright owners by acting as the conduit between rights-owners and users of copyrighted works.

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FAQS

Frequently Asked Questions

E-mail us at info@class-singapore.com with your institution/organisation name as the e-mail subject matter with the phrase ‘Request for CLASS License Renewal’ and we will get back to you within 2-5 working days.

Yes, you are able to apply for a CLASS license independently without the need to be affiliated with an education entity or organisation. Please contact us at info@class-singapore.com for more details regarding this matter!

For all materials regardless of their form, ensure that only a ‘reasonable portion’ of a published work can be used. ‘Reasonable portion’ can be defined in the follow manner:

  • Up to 10% of a printed work or one chapter (whichever is the greater);
  • One article from an academic journal, newspaper, or magazine;

For more information on this, contact us at info@class-singapore.com

Whether you are a public or private educator, the CLASS license allows you to improve the quality of your teaching materials considerably as the CLASS license enables you to draw information from licensed works in the creation of teaching materials.

The mentioned licensed works include but not limiting to:

  • Content from books, newspapers, journals, printouts, photocopies of other print material with information, websites;
  • Use text and images in either print and/or digital format

The CLAS license will also allow you to have the permission to disseminate the content of rights holders in the following manner:

  • Via e-mail;
  • Making it available on learning management systems and/or e-learning portals

Having a CLASS license means that you will have more flexibility in the creation of teaching materials and/or handouts that minimises your chance of infringing copyright laws.

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