The Copyright (Computer Software) Amendment Act (1985)*

Amendment of the Human Organ Transplant Act.

On 6 January 2004, the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was amended to allow more Singaporeans to benefit from organ donation. The main amendments to HOTA were (a) to extend HOTA beyond kidneys to include livers, hearts and corneas; (b) to extend HOTA beyond deaths due to accidents to include all causes of deaths; and (c) to extend HOTA beyond cadaveric organ donation to also regulate living d...

Copyright: a Too Strong Protection Policy for Computer Software?

Recent Developments in Copyright and Patent Protection of Computer Software

The law of Singapore has yet to deal with any of the new and difficult issues peculiar to the protection of intellectual property rights in computer programs, but it is probably only a matter of time before it does. When that time comes, we shall have the luxury of being able to learn from the experience of other jurisdictions. It is proposed in this article to briefly identify the major legal ...

Copyright: a Too Strong Protection Policy for Computer Software?

Physician advertising: the first amendment and the Sherman Act.

In Bates v. State Bar of Arizona,' the Supreme Court held that a state's prohibition of advertising by attorneys was unconstitutional as applied to a newspaper advertisement setting forth fees for certain routine legal services. Bates is necessarily the foundation upon which one must base any judgment regarding the legality of restraints upon physicians' advertising. Restraints on advertising p...