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Article 722

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The author and the composer, mentioned in Nos.

Official text — RA 386

The author and the composer, mentioned in Nos. 1 and 2 of the preceding article, shall have the ownership of their creations even before the publication of the same. Once their works are published, their rights are governed by the Copyright laws.

The painter, sculptor or other artist shall have dominion over the product of his art even before it is copyrighted.

The scientist or technologist has the ownership of his discovery or invention even before it is patented. (n)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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