IP CODE SEC 171

Question 1

What is author?

Answer 1

is the natural person who has created the work;

Question 2

Collective work is?

Answer 2

a work which has been created by two (2) or more natural persons at the initiative and under the direction of another with the understanding that it will be disclosed by the latter under his own name and that contributing natural persons will not be identified;

Question 3

Communication to the public / communicate to the public

Answer 3

means 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;

Question 4

Computer is

Answer 4

is an electronic or similar device having information-processing capabilities, and a “computer program” is a set of instructions expressed in words, codes, schemes or in any other form, which is capable when incorporated in a medium that the computer can read, of causing the computer to perform or achieve a particular task or result;

Question 5

Public lending is

Answer 5

is the transfer of possession of the original or a copy of a work or sound recording for a limited period, for non-profit purposes, by an institution the services of which are available to the public, such as public library or archive;

Question 6

Public performance means

Answer 6

in the case of a work other than an audiovisual work, is the recitation, playing, dancing, acting or otherwise performing the work, either directly or by means of any device or process

Question 7

Published works means

Answer 7

works, which, with the consent of the authors, are made 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: Provided, That availability of such copies has been such, as to satisfy the reasonable requirements of the public, having regard to the nature of the work;

Question 8

Rental is

Answer 8

is the transfer of the possession of the original or a copy of a work or a sound recording for a limited period of time, for profit-making purposes

Question 9

Reproduction

Answer 9

is the making of one (1) or more copies of a work or a sound recording in any manner or form

Question 10

A “work of applied art” is?

Answer 10

an artistic creation with utilitarian functions or incorporated in a useful article, whether made by hand or produced on an industrial scale;

Question 11

a “work of the Government of the Philippines is?

Answer 11

a work created by an officer or employee of the Philippine Government or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations as a part of his regularly prescribed official duties