CASTRO, EUGENE Q.

Student, Doctor of Technology

DT 626: Legal Bases and Procedures on Technology
Saturday, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COPYRIGHT

Introduction:

COPYRIGHT is a branch of intellectual property which pertains to the

right given to creators or authors for their literary and artistic works. The
domain of works includes writings, music fine art (photography, paintings
or sculptures) and technology-based works (computer software programs,
websites, and electronic databases). Copyright protects the expression of
thoughts or ideas, not the thoughts or ideas themselves.

TYPES OF RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT

1. ECONOMIC RIGHTS

Economic rights allow the copyright owner to derive economic or

financial reward from the use of his works by others. When a copyright
owner transfers or assigns the rights to his work to individuals or
companies that are best able to market the work, he usually receives a sum
of money referred to as royalty.

Under economic rights, the creator or author of a work has the right
to prohibit or authorize the reproduction or copying of the work –this is the
most basic right under copyright; the public performance, broadcasting and
communicating of his work to the public; the translation, i.e. the expression
of a work in a language other than that of the original version; and the
adaptation of his work, i.e. the modification of a work for example from a
novel to a motion picture. (Section 177 of the IP Code details
copyright or economic rights.)

DT 626: Legal Bases and Procedures on Technology

Dr. Alfredo C. Jumalon
Professor
 2. MORAL RIGHTS

Moral rights allow the author to take certain actions to preserve the
personal link between himself and his creation. A moral right basically
involves two things.

1. The right to claim authorship of a work and to have that

authorship recognized.

2. The right to oppose changes to it that could harm the creator’s

reputation. Moral rights remain with the author even after he has
transferred his economic rights. Unlike economic rights, moral
rights can never be transferred.

(Section 193 of the IP Code details the scope of moral rights.)

COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION

The owner of the copyright may file an application for a certificate of

registration and deposit copies or reproductions of the work/s personally or
through registered mail with the Copyright Division of the National Library
and the Supreme Court Library.

TERM OF PROTECTION

The protection given to a copyrighted work covers the lifetime of the

author and 50 years after his death.

DT 626: Legal Bases and Procedures on Technology

Dr. Alfredo C. Jumalon
Professor