Should Singapore follow the EU in creating sui generis protection for databases?
Legal context: The protection of databases has been a debatable issue. There is little doubt that databases are important for modern society and deserve protection from slavish copying. But to what extent and how they should be protected has been a matter of intense debate for the last few years. Key points: This article discusses the protection available to databases in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Australia and then endeavours to suggest how Singapore, seeking to be a hub for research and innovation, should react to this issue. Practical significance: The author argues that Singapore should offer more protection to the database along the line of the sui generis right in the European Union.
