Authors in collective works waive their attribution rights unless they expressly reserve them before the works publication.
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Authors receive five percent of the gross proceeds from subsequent sales or leases of their original works.
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Copyright generally lasts for the authors lifetime plus fifty years, ensuring benefits for the creator and their heirs.
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Fair use can apply to unpublished works after considering purpose, nature, substantiality, and market impact factors.
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Architects can control the erection of buildings reproducing their designs, excluding reconstructions or rehabilitations in the same style.
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Individuals may make a single copy of a work for private research or study without needing the author’s permission.
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Non-profit libraries can reproduce works for preservation, to replace lost copies, or to supply brief portions for research.
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Registration and deposit are optional and not required for a work to receive copyright protection under Philippine law.
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Submitting work to a periodical only grants a single-publication license unless additional rights are explicitly agreed upon.
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Private, free performances or those for charitable institutions do not constitute copyright infringement under the law.
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