others;
(c) the name and registered address of the author and owner of the copyright or neighbouring rights
and his or her nationality;
(d) the date of birth of author;
(e) if the author is dead, the date of death;
(f) the year in which creation of the work was completed;
(g) the date and year of publication, if work is published;
(h) the names and addresses of copyright claimants such as assignee, transferee or licensee, if any;
(i) if the registration being applied for is for derivative work, state the pre-existing work; and
(j) the date and signature of the applicant.
5. Publication of application in Gazette
(1) Upon receiving an application for registration of a copyright or neighbouring right, the Registrar shall
publish the notice of the application in the Gazette specified in Form 2 of Schedule 2.
(2) The fees for the publication of the notice shall be paid by the applicant.
(3) Where, after sixty days from the date of publication of the application in the Gazette, there is no
objection lodged against the registration, and the Registrar is satisfied that all the necessary information
has been provided by the applicant, the Registrar shall enter the name of the applicant in the register as
the author or owner of the copyright or neighbouring right.
(4) Upon registration, the applicant shall be issued with a certificate of registration as proof of
registration.
(5) The form of the certificate of registration is specified in Form 3 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

6. Objection against registration of copyright or neighbouring rights
(1) A person who wishes to object to the registration of a copyright or neighbouring right may, by ordinary
letter, lodge an objection against the registration with the Registrar within sixty days from the date of
publication of the application in the Gazette.
(2) The letter of objection shall clearly spell out the reasons for the objection.
(3) Upon receipt of the letter of objection, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable notify the applicant of
the objection.
(4) The Registrar shall convene a meeting of both the applicant and the objector, or their agents, where
the parties cannot attend in person, in order for the applicant to address the reasons for the objection.
(5) Where the Registrar is satisfied with the reasons for the objection, the registrar shall not register the
copyright or neighbouring right.
(6) The Registrar may call upon any other person or demand for the production of any documents or
articles to enable him or her make a decision under these Regulations.
7. Substitution of an applicant
Where the Registrar is satisfied that there is good reason for substitution of an applicant in respect of a
copyright work, and where the parties agree to the substitution, the Registrar shall approve the
substitution subject to such conditions as he or she thinks fit, and the Registrar shall notify the applicant
of the substitution.
8. Application for registration of assignment or transfer

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