PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Katrina Doble, Danielle Francesca San Pedro, Maria Patricia Cruz and Kyle Gino Salazar, Villaraza & Angangco
• Independent Music Producers of the Phil - ippines represents members who own or control the rights in sound recordings in the Philippines – it jointly manages the single equitable remuneration granted to performers and producers of sound recordings with the PRM; and • the Sound Recording Rights Society rep - resents record labels and producers in the Philippines. 3.7 Copyright Registration The Philippines does not require registration to protect works under copyright. Nevertheless, the IP Code provides the option to deposit and/ or register original works for a fee with either the IPOPHL’s Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights (BCRR) or the National Library of the Philippines, and with the Supreme Court for law-related works. Registration creates a formal claim in public records, which may prove useful in resolving disputes involving conflicting owner - ship or authorship claims. The use of copyright notices (eg, the © sym - bol, year of creation, and name of the owner) is optional but is recommended to assert rights publicly and deter potential infringers. In general, authors, their authorised representa - tives, heirs or assigns may file the application for copyright registration/deposit. In the case of foreign juridical persons, their applications must be accompanied by a certificate of registration issued by the Securities and Exchange Commis - sion (SEC) or equivalent government agency in the foreign jurisdiction in charge of registration of proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. 3.8 Copyright Application Requirements To file an application for registration/deposit with the BCRR, the following documents must be
submitted by email, to copyright_registration@ ipophil.gov.ph: • a duly completed registration and deposit form; • the original or a certified true copy of the ownership document, such as a deed of assignment, waiver of copyright ownership or will transferring the copyright; • proof of authority of the applicant, such as: (a) a special power of attorney if the appli - cant represents a natural person; or (b) a board resolution if the applicant repre - sents a juridical person; • identification documents, such as: (a) a valid government ID if the owner is natural person; or (b) a certificate of registration with the SEC or business name registration with the Department of Trade and Industry if the owner is a legal person; • an electronic copy of the music sheet, 5R photographs or source code (for com - puter programs and games) submitted in an approved storage medium; and • payment of the copyright registration/recor - dation application filing fee. For applications filed with the BCRR, the assessed filing fee will depend on the size of the entity and whether the application was filed within or outside the National Capital Region (NCR). For NCR applications, the BCRR charges the fol - lowing per application:
• PHP635 for big entities; and • PHP460 for small entities.
For applications outside the NCR through IPOPHL satellite offices, the application fee is:
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