Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2013
Journal Title
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
ISSN
0218-2173
Abstract
In this article, we suggest that the U.S. Congress could implement a legislative provision prohibiting copyright protection for incidental product features in the context of parallel imports. The U.S. would not be the first country to implement such a provision. In 1994, Singapore pioneered the adoption of a similar provision, which was introduced as an amendment to the SG 1987 Copyright Act. A few years later, in 1998, Australia incorporated a similar amendment to its Aust. Copyright Act 1968. In this article, we analyse in detail the Singapore and Australia provisions and, building upon these provisions, we suggest a specific amendment that the U.S. Congress could introduce into the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.
First Page
253
Last Page
277
Volume Number
2013
Issue Number
2
Publisher
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Recommended Citation
Irene Calboli & Mary LaFrance,
The Case for a Legislative Amendment against Accessory Copyright for Grey Market Products: What Can the U.S. Learn from Singapore and Australia,
2013
Sing. J. Legal Stud.
253
(2013).
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