IPOS Links on Copyright - Essential for Photographers to understand their rights

[sjackal]

Stumbled upon this link which said that the photographer is the owner...
Professional Photographers Association (Singapore) - Copyright Issues

I had read that before. I remember starting a thread about that and no one gave me any answers (within expectations). That PPAS article was supposedly written by a lawyer but I am more inclined to believe otherwise, for as far as I know, in countries like UK and Australia, copyright for personal photography also defaults to the client, only US defaults all original works to the creator. We are more similar to UK and Australia in terms of legal structure.

Ipo website and the statues is also consistent with this. Also it's better to err in the safe side.

[ellery]

Stumbled upon this link which said that the photographer is the owner...
Professional Photographers Association (Singapore) - Copyright Issues

I would suggest you read from the IPOS site. There are some errors in facts within the link. Sum it up in a nutshell - If you dependent on the default position in Singapore law, then you are short changing yourself. The issue of who own what and who has been granted the right to do what should be defined in a contractual document in writing and signed by all parties involved. This will state clearly and precisely who has the copyright, who is granted what rights and the parameters of that granting.