Practice question
An audiovisual producer asserts that Section 178.5 gives it the exhibition-related exercise of copyright even against contrary stipulations among the creators. Which is correct?
- Every agreement among creators is automatically void.
- The producer always owns every contributor's work exclusively forever.
- A film director can never hold copyright.
- The statutory exercise rule is expressly subject to contrary or other stipulations among the creators.
- The scenario author must surrender all separate works without agreement.
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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