Practice question
A for-profit commercial copy shop calls itself an archive and invokes section 188 solely because it stores books. Does the label alone establish eligibility for the library/archive limitation?
- No; the provision's nonprofit-activity and other statutory conditions cannot be replaced by a label.
- Yes; any archive label removes all copyright limits.
- Yes; storing one book creates unlimited copying authority.
- Yes; profit-making is a mandatory qualification.
- No; because every library copy is prohibited even when conditions are satisfied.
Legal references
- Intellectual Property Code, RA 8293, sections 187–189, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
- RA 10372, section 13 amending IP Code section 188.1, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10372_2013.html
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