Sec. 4. Section 171.3. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 171. Definitions.
“171.3 ‘Communication to the public or communicate to the public’ means any
communication to the public, including broadcasting, rebroadcasting, retransmitting by
cable, broadcasting and retransmitting by satellite, and includes the making of a work
available to the public by wire or wireless means in such a way that members of the
public may access these works from a place and time individually chosen by them.”
Sec. 5. Section 171.9. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“171.9. “Reproduction is the making of one (1) or more copies, temporary or permanent
in whole or in part, of a work or a sound recording in any manner or form without
prejudice to the provisions of Section 185 of this Act (Sec. 41[E]. P.D. No. 49a)”
Sec. 6. These shall be two new subsections to be added at the end of Section 171.11.
to be known as 171.2 and 171.13. both to read as follows:
“171.12 ‘Technological measure’ means any technology, device or component that in
the normal courses of its operation, restricts acts in respect of a work, performance or
sound recording, which are not authorized by the authors, performers or producers of
sound recordings concerned or permitted by law;
“171.3. ‘Rights management information’ means information which identifies the work ,
sound recording or performance ; the author of the work, producer of the sound
recording or performer of the performance; the owner of any right in the work, sound
recording or information about the terms and conditions of the use of the work, sound
recording or performance; and any number or code that represent such information
when any of these items is attached to a copy of the works , sound recording or fixation
or performance or appears in conjunction with the communication to the public of a
work, sound recording or performance.”
Sec. 7. The Chapter Title of Chapter VII, Part IV, the Law on Copyright, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER VII
“TRANSFER ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSING OF COPYRIGHT”
Sec. 8. Section 180 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 180. Rights of Assignee of Licensee 180.1. The copyright may be assigned of
licensed in whole or in part within the scope of the assignment or license, the assignee
or licensee is entitled to all the rights and remedies which the assignor or licensor had
with respect to the copyright.
“180.2. The copyright is not deemed assigned or licensed inter vivos, in whole or in part,
unless there is a written indication of such intention.
“180.4. Any exclusivity in the economic rights in a work may be exclusively licensed.
Within the scope of the exclusive license the licensee is entitled to all the rights and
remedies which the licensor had with respect to the copyright.
“180.5. The copyright owner has the right to regular statement of accounts from the
assignee or the licensee with regard to assigned or licensed work..”
“Sec. 9. Section 181 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 181. Copyright and Material Object. The copyright is distinct from the property in
the material object subject to it. Consequently the transfer assignment or licensing of
the copyright shall not itself constitute a transfer of the material object. Nor shall a
transfer or assignment of the sole copy or of one or several copies of the work imply
transfer assignment or licensing of the copyright (Sec. 16. P.D. No. 49)”
Sec. 10. Section 183 Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 183. Designation of Society. The owners of copyright and related rights or their
heirs may designate a society of artists, writer, composers, and other right-holders to
collectively manage their economic or moral rights on their behalf. For the said societies
to enforce the rights on their members, they shall be first secure the necessary
accreditation from the Intellectual Property Office. (Sec. 32. P.D No. 49a)”
Sec. 11. Section 184. 1. Of Republic act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
“Sec. 184. Limitation on Copyright.
“(1) The reproduction or distribution of published articles or materials in a specialized
format exclusively for the use of the blind, visually and reading-impaired persons:
Provided, That such copies and distribution shall be made on a nonprofit basis and shall
indicate the copyright owner and the date of the original publication.”
“Sec. 12. Section 185.1. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as
follows: