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Practice question: Other Statutory Limitations

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Practice question

A nonprofit group reproduces published material in a specialized reading-access format, exclusively for reading-impaired users, identifies the copyright owner and original publication date, and satisfies all other applicable conditions. A claimant says RA 10372 contains no such limitation. Which is correct?
  1. RA 10372 added Section 184.1(l), which must be considered on the stated qualified facts.
  2. The Code contains no accessibility-related limitation.
  3. Only a general commercial resale right is relevant.
  4. The copies automatically cancel copyright in every original edition.
  5. The nonprofit label alone authorizes all unrelated uses.

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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