INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

COPYRIGHTS WORKSHEET

I. MAKE A CASE DIGEST ON THE FOLLOWING SUPREME COURT

DECISIONS.

1. Basic Principles, Sections 172.2, 175 and 181

 Manly Sportwear Manufacturing, Inc. vs. Dadodette Enterprises and/or

Hermes Sports Center, G.R. No. 165306, September 20, 2005
 Fernando Juan v. Roberto Juan, Gr No. 221372, August 23 2017

2. Copyrightable Works

 United Features vs. Munsingwear Creation, 179 SCRA 260 (1989)

3. Non-Copyrightable Works

 Francisco Joaquin, Jr. vs. Franklin Drilon, et. al., G.R. No. 108946, January
28, 1999
 Pearl & Dean (Philippine), Inc. vs. Shoemart, Inc., G.R. No. 148222, ibid
 SISON OLAÑO v. LIM ENG CO, G.R. No. 195835, March 14, 2016

4. Rights of Copyright Owner

  Columbia Pictures, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, 261 SCRA 144 (1996)

5. Limitations on Copyright

 ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation vs. Philippine Multi-Media System,

Inc., G.R. Nos. 175769- 70, January 19, 2009
 GMA Network Inc., vs. Central CATV Inc., G.R. No. 176694, July 18, 2014

a. Copyright Infringement

 Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. vs.

Benjamin Tan, G.R. No. L-36402, March 16, 1987
 Columbia Pictures, Inc., et. al. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
110318, August 28, 1996
 Pacita Habana, et. al. vs. Felicidad Robles and Goodwill Trading Co.,
Inc., G.R. No. 131522, July 19, 1999
 NBI-Microsoft Corporation vs. Judy Hwang, et. al., G.R. No. 147043,
June 21, 2005

II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. What are the elements of copyrightability?

2. What intellectual property rights are protected by copyright?
3. What are non-copyrightable works?
4. What are the rights of a copyright owner?
5. What are the general limitations on copyright?
 6. What is copyright infringement?
7. What is plagiarism?

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EXERCISE QUESTIONS.

A.
In a written legal opinion for a client on the difference between apprenticeship
and learnership, Gloria quoted without permission a Labor Law expert's comment
appearing in his book "Annotations On Labor Code".

Can the Labor Law expert hold Gloria liable for infringement of copyright for
quoting a portion of his book without his permission?

B.
Renee and Paulo are famous personalities in show business who kept their love
affair secret. They use a special instant messaging service which allows them to
see one another’s typing on their own screen as each letter key is pressed. When
Jose, the controller of the service facility, found out their identities, he kept a
copy of all the messages Renee and Paulo sent each other and published them.
Is Jose liable for copyright infringement? Explain.

C.
The Diamond Hotel chain reproduces videotapes, distributes the copies thereof to
its hotels and makes them available to hotel guests for viewing in the hotel guest
rooms. It charges a separate nominal fee for the use of the videotape player.

1) Can the Diamond Hotel be enjoined for infringing copyrights and held liable for
damages?
 
2) Would it make any difference if Diamond Hotel does not charge any fee for the
use of the videotape?
 D.
May a person have photocopies of some pages of the book of a Professor made
without violating the copyright law?