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 […]
Launch of Singapore BookData – A National Database of Titles Published in Singapore
The Singapore Book Publisher’s Association (SBPA) recently launched the BookData Platform to facilitate the local book market and improve access to information about Singapore-published books. The platform allows users to search and identify more than 200,000 ISBNs published within Singapore and identify local titles directly to the publishers. It also provides publishers with a listing […]
MINISTER INDRANEE VISITS CLASS
Senior Minister of State of Law and Finance, Ms Indranee Rajah, was a Visitor-of-Honour to CLASS office in Tanjong Pagar Plaza on January 31. She was a surprise “visitor” when she came with her entourage of local community leaders, bearing mandarin oranges and traditional “HongBao” or Chinese New Year red packets. The popular Minister was […]
National Seminar on Managing Copyright in Malaysia Education
The National Seminar on Managing Copyright in Malaysia Education was held on 18 August 2022, marking the establishment of the Malaysia Reprographic Rights Center (MARC) as the only authorised collective management organization in Malaysia. MARC will work to protect the rights of creators and publishers on behalf of the publishing industry in Malaysia. The seminar […]
