Practice question
For a paid commissioned work by a creator who is not the commissioner’s employee, what is the default copyright rule absent written contrary stipulation?
- The commissioner always owns all copyright
- The printer owns it
- The public owns it immediately
- Copyright remains with the creator
- The buyer of the frame owns it
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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