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PD 49 (Decree on Intellectual Property) Section 22

Section 22

SEC. 22. In case of anonymous and pseudonymous works, the copyright shall last until the end of fifty years following the date of their first publication. However, when the pseudonym adopted by the author leaves no doubt as to his identity, or if the author of an anonymous or pseudonymous work discloses his identity during the period mentioned in this section, the term of the protection shall be that fixed in the next preceding section.

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Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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