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Practice question: Economic and Moral Rights

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An author dies leaving heirs but no filed instrument naming a posthumous moral-right enforcer. A company presents a purported license of all moral rights and seeks to exclude the heirs. Analyze amended Section 198 without deciding every possible waiver question.

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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