Practice question
Mara writes an original manual explaining an inventory method. A competitor independently describes and uses the same method in its own distinct text without copying Mara's protected expression. Mara claims copyright in the manual gives her exclusive control over the method itself. Which is best?
- Copyright can protect the manual's original expression but does not extend to the method as such
- Every method becomes copyrighted when described
- A copyright automatically becomes a patent
- Independent distinct expression is always copying
- Only the manual's paper thickness matters
Legal references
- RA 8293, Sections 172 and 175: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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