Unless otherwise stated, all recordings are subjected to reproduction approval from copyright sources. The NAS may in most cases, but not always, be able to provide contacts for the user to seek permission for reproduction and usage directly from the individual sources or copyright owners. For recordings featuring high profile government officials, additional approval for reproduction has to be sought from the respective Press Secretaries. Once written permission has been obtained from the sources or copyright owners, a copy of the approval has to be provided to the NAS for verification.
Reproduction is generally limited to 25% of a programme's total duration. In order to facilitate the reproduction of audiovisual recordings, users are required to select the time codes from the recordings and provide a brief description or information (e.g. the first and last few words of an audio extract) about the clip to be reproduced. Video extracts will be reproduced based on the time codes displayed below the playback bar of the media player.
Where the NAS does not hold reproduction rights to the recordings (e.g. audiovisual recordings belonging to overseas archival institutions and some private collections), the NAS will refer users to the source owner to request for reproduction directly.
Users may visit https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/audiovisual_records/faq for guidelines on searching for and viewing audiovisual and sound recordings.
| Formats | Price1 (exclusive of 9% GST) |
Price1 (inclusive of 9% GST) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| VIDEO ONLY | Digitised video in MP4 | S$ 72.90 | S$ 79.46 |
| Digitised video in broadcast quality format (MXF) | S$ 229.21 | S$ 249.84 | |
| AUDIO ONLY | Digitised audio in MP3 | S$ 60.75 | S$ 66.21 |
1. For every 30 minutes (or part thereof) of the total duration requested
● Prices listed above may be reviewed from time to time.
In addition to the reproduction cost, a Request Administration Fee per recording, per usage is levied.
| Description | Unit of Charging | Price (exclusive of 9% GST) |
Price (inclusive of 9% GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request Administration Fee | Per record | $22.43 | $24.45 |
Please also note that copyright owners may have their own licensing fees. As these fees are levied at their own discretion, the NAS is unable to advise on the cost. If applicable, the licensing fee will be settled directly between the user and the copyright owner.
Once the necessary copyright clearances have been obtained, each reproduction order (of up to 10 recordings) will generally be completed within 7 working days. Our colleagues will inform the user if a delay is to be expected.
Please acknowledge the NAS by including a credit line against every recording depicted in the final product or in the opening/closing credit roll. The credit line is in the following format: "Source: Source Name, courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore" (e.g. for recordings copyrighted to the Ministry of Education, the acknowledgement will be “Source: Ministry of Education, courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore”).
Users are to deposit 1 copy of the media of the final product within 2 weeks from the date of production. The deposited copy will be made available for reference but not reproduction at the Archives Reading Room upon request by the public.
