SEC. 63. The provisions of this Decree shall apply
to works in which copyright protection obtained prior to the effectivity
of this Decree is subsisting: Provided, That the application
of this Decree shall not result in the diminution of such protection.
SEC. 64. Act No. 3134, otherwise known as the
"Copyright Law of the Philippine Islands," and all laws or provisions of
law, orders or regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
This Decree shall take effect 15 days after publication in the
Official Gazette.
Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of November, in the year of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-two.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President
Republic of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary