Practice question
An author executes a valid written assignment of a particular copyright interest but retains ownership of the physical manuscript. The assignee demands the manuscript solely because copyright was assigned. Under Section 181, which is sound?
- Every copyright assignment necessarily transfers the physical object.
- Copyright assignment does not itself transfer the material object; the object transaction must be separately established.
- The assignment is automatically void if paper remains with the author.
- The manuscript becomes ownerless.
- Every reader acquires equal title.
Legal references
- RA8293, IP Code, Sections177,180–182,184–185 and216: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
- RA10372 amendments to IP Code Sections180 and216: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10372_2013.html
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