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Practice question: Fair Use

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Explain the en banc main decision in FILSCAP v. Wolfpac concerning short pre-listening ringback-tone samples. Why is it inaccurate to turn the holding into an automatic twenty-second exemption?

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
  • FILSCAP v. Wolfpac Communications, G.R. No. 184661, February 25, 2025, en banc main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_184661_2025.html

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