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MANILA - The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is reminding candidates and their political parties to strictly observe the IP Code of 1997 by seeking authorization from intellectual property (IP) owners and compensating them to use their works for their campaigns. Given the massive use of copyrighted works such as photos, audiovisual content and songs, among many others for political advertisements and promotional materials, IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba said "the election period is a great time for candidates to help artists recover from the pandemic-induced economic downturn." "I hope candidates compensate our artists fairly for their contributions in creating more effective and creative campaign messages," Barba said, adding that playing copyrighted works like songs to the public, even through sorties or motorcades, may also require a fee. He said before making any payment, candidates must always seek IP right holders' permiss

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