Copyright School Challenge 2023/2024: Video Competition
The Copyright School Challenge: Video Competition is back for its third year! This year’s theme is CURIOSITY, and we are calling on all students aged 13 to 18 from all local and international schools to participate. About the Competition CLASS is launching its third video competition for students nationwide with the aim to encourage creativity […]
[UPDATE]: Copyright School Challenge 2023: Video Competition
Due to a re-arrangement in schedule, we have pushed back the launch of the video competition to a later date. Do a keep a look out for the competition launch around November 2023. In the meantime, explore our website and follow our social media channels for the latest updates. We would like to apologise for […]
Play! is the theme for the 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)
Organised by the Singapore Book Council, the 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) returns this year as a fully in-person event from 25–28 May! The theme is “Play!” this year, celebrating the buoyancy and playfulness of children’s stories and books. We will welcome more than 100 international and Singapore writers and speakers, who will take part in over 70 sessions. They will delve […]
CMO PUBLIC CONSULTATION 2020
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has informed us on Singapore’s proposed changes to the copyright law, including a key plan to introduce a class licensing scheme for collective management organisations (CMOs) such your society, CLASS. You are invited to download and read the written submissions from IFRRO and our CLASS legal advisers. Download Letter […]
Copyright School Challenge: Creative Writing Competition
About the Competition The Creative Writing Competition is aimed at inspiring primary school students to write as well as empower them to express their creative thoughts and opinions through poetry or as an essay. The competition has two separate categories: Essay Writing and Poetry Writing. >> Essay writing opens to Primary 3 & Primary 4 […]
Copyrights School Challenge 2022 : Video Competition
The Copyright School Challenge: Video Challenge is back this year with more opportunities to ‘Express Creativity with a Video‘. The objective of this competition is to encourage and educate youths to embrace literary work and understand the importance of copyright. The competition is open to students aged 13 to 18 from all local and international […]
DEVELOPING FUTURE-READY TALENT FOR THE FUTURE ECONOMY
Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, the economic strains affecting people from all walks of life have never been more pronounced. While the World Economic Forum had predicted two years ago that the skills required to perform most jobs would change significantly from 2018 to 2022, the world-wide trends impacting on future-ready talent have accelerated more […]
DRIVING INNOVATION THROUGH INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
“Follow the money” is a popular phrase in business and government. But where is the money? According to a study by Ocean Tomo, the share of intangible assets as a percentage of S&P 500 market value increased from 68% to 90% from 1995 to 2020. The industrial revolutions have transformed the economy from agriculture to […]
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS OBTAIN PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST 63 ILLEGAL EBOOK WEBSITES THAT USE ONLINE ADS TO SELL PIRATED CONTENT
The Educational Publishers Enforcement Group (EPEG) publishers, consisting of Cengage, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson, have obtained a Preliminary Injunction from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against 63 eBook websites that sell illegal, unlicensed eBooks using the functionalities of Google and Microsoft. Link: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/educational-publishers-obtain-preliminary-injunction-against-63-illegal-ebook-websites-that-use-online-ads-to-sell-pirated-content-301134049.html
IFRRO members elect new Board of Directors
Members of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) elected a new Board of Directors during its 25 October 2022 General Assembly in Brussels. Mr Andrew Fong, CEO of CLASS, has been elected a member of the Board. The new Board comprise of 12 Directors from wide-ranging background will represent the best interests of the […]
