Copyright law of the Philippines

A copyright is the legal protection extended to the owner of the rights in an original work.[1] Original work refers to every production in the literary, scientific, and artistic domains.[1] The Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) is the leading agency responsible for handling the registration and conflict resolution of intellectual property rights and to enforce the copyright laws.[2] IPOPHL was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines which took effect on January 1, 1998, under the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos.[3]

In the Intellectual Property (IP) Code of the Philippines, literary and artistic works include books, writings, musical works, films, paintings, and other works including computer programs.[1]

Works are created on the sole fact of their very creation - regardless of their mode or form of expression as well as their content, the quality of said content, and purpose.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "ABOUT COPYRIGHT". ipophil.gov.ph. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE". ipophil.gov.ph. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE". ipophl.gov.ph. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.