REPUBLIC ACT NO.

386:

CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Art. 1723. The engineer or architect who drew up the plans and specifications for a
building is liable for damages if within fifteen years from the completion of the
structure, the same should collapse by reason of a defect in those plans and
specifications, or due to the defects in the ground.

The contractor is likewise responsible for the damages if the edifice falls, within the
same period, on account of defects in the construction or the use of materials of
inferior quality furnished by him, or due to any violation of the terms of the contract.

If the engineer or architect supervises the construction, he shall be solidarily liable

with the contractor.
Acceptance of the building, after completion, does not imply waiver of any of the cause
of action by reason of any defect mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The action
must be brought within ten years following the collapse of the building. (n)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293:

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE

SECTION 172. Literary and Artistic Works.

172.1. Literary and artistic works, hereinafter referred to as "works", are original
intellectual creations in the literary and artistic domain protected from the
moment of their creation and shall include in particular:

a. Books, pamphlets, articles and other writings;

b. Periodicals and newspapers;

c. Lectures, sermons, addresses, dissertations prepared for oral delivery,

whether or not reduced in writing or other material form;

d. Letters;

e. Dramatic or dramatico-musical compositions; choreographic works or

entertainment in dumb shows;

f. Musical compositions, with or without words;

 g. Works of drawing, painting, architecture, sculpture, engraving,
lithography or other works of art; models or designs for works of art;

h. Original ornamental designs or models for articles of manufacture,

whether or not registrable as an industrial design, and other works of
applied art;

i. Illustrations, maps, plans, sketches, charts and three-dimensional works

relative to geography, topography, architecture or science;

j. Drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character;

k. Photographic works including works produced by a process analogous to

photography; lantern slides;

l. Audiovisual works and cinematographic works and works produced by a

process analogous to cinematography or any process for making audio-
visual recordings;

m. Pictorial illustrations and advertisements;

n. Computer programs; and

o. Other literary, scholarly, scientific and artistic works.

172.2. Works are protected by the sole fact of their creation, irrespective of their
mode or form of expression, as well as of their content, quality and
purpose. (Sec. 2, P.D. No. 49a) cda

SECTION 186. Work of Architecture.

Copyright in a work of architecture shall include the right to control the

erection of any building which reproduces the whole or a substantial part of
the work either in its original form or in any form recognizably derived from
the original: Provided, That the copyright in any such work shall not include
the right to control the reconstruction or rehabilitation in the same style as
the original of a building to which that copyright relates. (n)

SECTION 187. Reproduction of Published Work.

187.1. Notwithstanding the provision of Section 177, and subject to the provisions
of Subsection 187.2, the private reproduction of a published work in a
single copy, where the reproduction is made by a natural person exclusively
for research and private study, shall be permitted, without the authorization
of the owner of copyright in the work.
187.2. The permission granted under Subsection 187.1 shall not extend to the
reproduction of:

a. A work of architecture in the form of building or other construction;

b. An entire book, or a substantial part thereof, or of a musical work in

graphic form by reprographic means;

c. A compilation of data and other materials;

d. A computer program except as provided in Section 189; and

e. Any work in cases where reproduction would unreasonably conflict with a

normal exploitation of the work or would otherwise unreasonably
prejudice the legitimate interests of the author. (n)

SECTION 221. Points of Attachment for Works under Sections 172 and 173.

221.1. The protection afforded by this Act to copyrightable works under Sections
172 and 173 shall apply to:

a. Works of authors who are nationals of, or have their habitual residence
in, the Philippines;

b. Audio-visual works the producer of which has his headquarters or

habitual residence in the Philippines;

c. Works of architecture erected in the Philippines or other artistic works

incorporated in a building or other structure located in the Philippines;

d. Works first published in the Philippines; and

e. Works first published in another country but also published in the

Philippines within thirty days, irrespective of the nationality or residence
of the authors.