Thus, the disclosure of personal data for the purpose of any proceedings, which would obviously include proceedings related to infringement of copyright would be a recognized exception to data privacy under the PDPA of Singapore. (iii) Moreover, copyrighted works are entitled to automatic protection in all WTO countries under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1886 read with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), 1995. The Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works are no exception to that. Article 1 of the said Convention provides as under: “Article 1. Establishment of a Union. The countries to which this Convention applies constitute a Union for the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works.” Singapore is a signatory to the Berne convention and a WTO country as well. Thus, the Plaintiffs’ works would enjoy protection even under the laws of Singapore. These are reciprocal protections granted to authors who can enjoy rights across the world even without seeking registrations. India recognizes copyright in foreign works and reciprocally, foreign countries recognize the copyright granted under Indian Law. In view of this position of the law regarding copyright, compliance with local law, i.e., PDPA, cannot be an excuse for Telegram to justify the non-furnishing of the information relating to the channels through which dissemination of infringing content takes place as, such dissemination, would in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEVANSHU JOSHI Signing Date:31.08.2022 12:12:31 CS (COMM) 282/2020 Page 36 of 51