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Idea/Expression Dichotomy 1) register

Copyright only protects the expression of the


ideas, not the ideas themselves How to reconcile the “work is protected from
(Sec 175, RA 8293) time of creation” and the requirement of
registration?
Ching vs. Salinas
A useful article may be copyrightable only if Upon moment of creation, work is created.
and only to the extet that such design Additional requirement of deposit ???
incorporates pictorial, graphic, or sculptural
features that can be identified separately
from and are capable of existing COPYRIGHT OR ECONOMIC RIGHTS
independently of the utilitarian aspects of the
article
Case: Malang Santos vs McCullough
The author of a literary composition has a
b. Derivative Works right to the first publication. He has a right to
Sec. 173
determine whether it shall be published at all,
and if published, when where by whom and
Laktaw vs Paglinawan in what form. This exclusive right is confined
“Nobody may reproduce another person’s to the first publication. When once
work without the owner’s consent, even published, it is dedicated to the public and
merely to annotate or add anything to it, or the author loses the exclusive right to control
improve any edition thereof.”
subs publication by others, unless the work
is placed under the protection of the
Research assignment:
copyright law.

When writing a book, and you quote different


authors, do you need to ask permission to Atty R:

authors knowing that you’ve already earning


from it?
Sec. 178

Is plagiarism a crime?
COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP

c. Published edition of work Join ownership (178.2)


Co-owners shall be the original owners of
What works are not protected? Sec. 175 the copyright. Absent such agreement, they
will be governed by the law on co-
ownership.

Research:

Is Einstein’s formula copyrightable?

EE-ER ownership (178.3)


News are not protected but on how you To ER, if work is done in his regular duties.
expressed the article, it is protected.
To EE, if work is specially ordered or not
done in his regular duties.

Memorize Sec 177

Art. 723 Civil Code

Art 723
Letters and other private communications
shall be owned by the addressee but they
Prelims: before infringement
cannot be published without the consent of
the writer and his heirs.

Filipino Composers case:

-song has been popular before it was Grey: ordinary letter and the artistic works

published, there already

-law effective during the time says that after Q: Can you post private messages in FB in
registration of the song, within 60 days, you public?
need to publish it again. Two acts needed to
be done:

TRANSFER OR LICENSING OF
COPYRIGHT

Q: Can copyright be assigned?

DESIGNATION OF SOCIETY
Art. 183

Q: What is Fair Use of Copyright Work?

Case: A&M Records Inc vs Napster


Four Factors: *memorize*

• The purpose of the use is whether for


profit or not educational purposes?

• Nature of the copyrighted work

• The amount and substantiality of the


portion used in relation to the
copyrighted work as a whole; and

• The effect of the use upon the potential


market for or value of the copyrighted
work

Case: Habana vs Robles


When is there a substantial reproduction of a
book? It does not necessarily require that the
entire copyrighted work, or even a large
portion of it be copied. If so much is taken
that the value of the original work is
substantially diminished, there is an
infringement of copyright and to an injurious
extent, the work is appropriated.

Case: ABSCBN vs Phil. Multi-media


*read*

Sec. 191 Requirement of registration and


deposit with National Library and SC Library

Q: Is work still protected even if the


requirements under this section is not
complied?

MORAL RIGHTS
Sec. 193 **memorize at leat 4 moral rights*

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