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Practice question: Other Statutory Limitations

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Explain section 187's private-copy permission and its limits. Does making only one copy for private study necessarily justify photocopying an entire protected book under that section alone?

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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