RA 8293 Section 214

Calculation of Term.

Section 214

SEC. 214. Calculation of Term. – The term of protection subsequent to the death of the author provided in the preceding Section shall run from the date of his death or of publication, but such terms shall always be deemed to begin on the first day of January of the year following the event which gave rise to them. (Sec. 25, P.D. No. 49)

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