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Since the advent of the printing press, the rights of content creators have been intertwined with developments in technology. The underlying question has always been whether technology is a bane or boon for the owners and users of copyrighted contents. Against this backdrop, as part of the Global Forum on IP, in conjunction with the recently held IP Week in Singapore (IPWeek @ SG), the issue was revisited in terms of the challenge posed by what seem to be endless options for consuming content. What follows is the panel discussion, under the deft guidance of the moderator, Teo Yi-Ling, which addressed perhaps the heart of the matter— “A Proliferation of Choice in the Marketplace: Is Technology Hurting or Helping Copyright Monetisation?” First up was Cheah Yew Kuin , Senior Counsel, Global Content Protection, 21st Century Fox, who focused his presentation on the problem of piracy. “Yes”, he observed, technology has made it far easier to distribute contents, but technology has always cr...