internet
The Internet Copyright and Piracy issues in view of the regulation set by the Government of Singapore. This essay will address how the Singapore Government deals with copyright and ethical issues pertaining to the Internet use in Singapore. ... ” Singapore is no exception especially when ‘Singapore leads Asia in terms of internet penetration, with 47. ... ’ When Internet first came to Singapore in 1991, ‘access was strictly limited to organisations with R & D interests.’ Copyright law provides protection against all forms of “unauthorized reproduction, distribution and display of work of authorship” Thus Singapore deems it fit to have a copyright ‘…law, as it applies to other media, (which) also applies on the internet. ... In fact, Singapore’s action led the charge to ‘regulate the internet in Asia’ . With this in mind, the government felt that it had the ‘right to define “the limits of what is acceptable” when it comes to the choice and performance of newspapers, magazines etc and …also the internet. ... and all internet service providers in Singapore are to comply with this Code of Practice. ... There is also the case of Internet Piracy where thousands of pirate websites located on the Internet and every software product available on the market can be located on one of these sites. ... BSA also views Internet piracy as, “The high tech industry is driving the information revolution which is the cornerstone of the new economy.