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Digitisation: A Legal Quandary for Piracy and Copyright Laws in Singapore
Issued: March 01 2009Some pirates refuse to sail off into the sunset
Despite Singapore’s best efforts, its fight against piracy remains an uphill battle. The right balance between rights owners’ and consumers’ needs may never be struck, and society may at some point need to address which side of the scale should necessarily weigh heavier – the industry or the consumer side.
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