Practice question
A film about a major historical event is challenged on the sole ground that films made for paying audiences cannot be protected expression. Which answer follows Ayer Productions?
- The commercial medium can still carry protected expression
- Admission fees categorically eliminate protection
- Only government-funded films are protected
- Historical films are legally equivalent to building permits
- Every film is automatically immune from all laws
Legal references
- Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd. v. Capulong, G.R. Nos. L-82380 and L-82398, April 29, 1988, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/apr1988/gr_l-82380_1988.html
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