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Practice question: Ownership of Copyright

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Practice question

An employee writes an original poem unrelated to regular duties using the employer’s time and materials. No contrary facts are stated. Who owns copyright under section 178.3(a)?
  1. The employee
  2. The employer automatically because paper was used
  3. Every manager jointly
  4. The office landlord
  5. No one because it was written at work

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html — RA 8293, section 178
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10372_2013.html — RA 10372, section 9 amending section 181

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