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Practice question: Copyrightable and Non-Copyrightable Works

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Distinguish copyright in an edition's typographical arrangement from copyright in the underlying literary text. Apply the distinction where the underlying poem is already in the public domain and another publisher independently creates a different layout.

Legal references

  • RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code, Sections 171-179, 184-185 and 193-197: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
  • RA 10372, Sections 4, 8-12, 16-17, copyright amendments: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10372_2013.html

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