Practice question
A joint copyright owner orally approves a proposed third-party license, but gives no prior written consent. The licensing owner relies solely on the oral approval to satisfy Section180.3. Which answer is correct?
- The stated prior-written-consent requirement has not been satisfied
- Oral approval is automatically identical to prior written consent
- Joint ownership automatically extinguishes every consent requirement
- The third-party licensee can sign consent in place of the other owner
- Consent is required only after the license ends
Legal references
- RA8293 IPCode: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html Section180.3.
- RA10372: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10372_2013.html Sections8 and10 amending IPCode180 and183.
- FILSCAP v. Wolfpac Communications, GR184661, February25 2025, M.Lopez ENBANC MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_184661_2025.html MAIN interpretation of the ringtone rights grant and reserved communication right.
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