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Proposal to increase legal training period welcomed but lawyers, students concerned about financial impact
The Big Read: Burnt out and disillusioned, young lawyers head for the exit - and the industry is worried, Low Youjin, CNA,
[24 Jan 2022] Young lawyers interviewed said they left legal practice because they were burnt out, encountered toxic behaviour or found that it did not match their aspirations.
National Day song ‘Count on Me, Singapore’ in copyright tussle
[18 Mar 2021] The National Day song “Count on Me, Singapore” is caught in a copyright tussle after a video of Indian students singing it started making the rounds on YouTube. The musician embroiled in the case says he is willing to pull the song off public platforms and ask teachers to stop teaching it to students “if it appeases everyone”.
Coming onstream: Laws banning sale of set-top boxes, Janice Lim, TODAY
[17 Jan 2019] Under the new copyright provisions, a copyright crime is committed when, inter alia, a person wilfully commercially distributes a product (hardware or software) that is sold to be used for copyright infringing purposes… the proposed amendments would give “enhanced protection” for copyright owners.
