If you are in the habit of publishing information on your website, you may find the need to post a disclaimer to protect yourself from any liabilities that may arise. For example, you may be a particularly adventurous, aspiring chef who publishes food recipes on your blog. In this case,…
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What if someone uses a picture or text from my blog, without permission?
Singapore’s laws on copyright are governed by the Copyright Act and enforced vicariously by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. Intellectual property can be categorised into patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs. If you took a photograph of the Singapore River, or wrote an article commenting on the General Elections, they…
What can I do if someone hacks into my user account and uses my account without permission? (Hotmail, Blogspot, Facebook etc)
If someone accesses your account, such as a Hotmail, Blogspot or Facebook, without permission, you may have legal recourse against the perpetrator. Under the Computer Misuse Act, various offences involving the unauthorised access of computer material are punishable crimes. These include, for instance: Logging into your account without permission Logging…
What should I do if I have been downloading media files illegally, and a lawyer’s letter has been served warning me to stop and to pay compensation?
In the 2007 ODEX anime saga, hundreds of illegal anime downloaders were issued letters demanding payment in place of litigation by ODEX. Payments asked for were as high as S$5,000 per downloader. ODEX was able to do so by first compelling Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to release personal information of…
What can I do if I am offended by a couple’s public displays of affection?
Behaviour such as kissing in public is currently unpunishable under Singapore law. The only related ordinances present in Singapore, such as section 27A of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance Act), includes a prohibition on nudity in public places, or appearing in the nude in a private place that…
Consumer Rights through Subtle Senses and True Spa
In around May 2010, True Spa made headlines for leaving its clients in the lurch by closing down whilst clients were still holding on to thousands of dollars’ worth of unused spa packages. Fortunately, fallout from that incident was muted because Subtle Senses, another spa, offered to take over the…