Text of the provision
Art. 721. By intellectual creation, the following persons acquire ownership:
(1) The author with regard to his literary, dramatic, historical, legal, philosophical, scientific or other work;
(2) The composer; as to his musical composition;
(3) The painter, sculptor, or other artist, with respect to the product of his art;
(4) The scientist or technologist or any other person with regard to his discovery or invention.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Ownership is acquired by intellectual creation by the author of a literary, dramatic, historical, legal, philosophical or scientific work; the composer of a musical composition; the painter, sculptor or other artist as to the product of his art; and the scientist, technologist or other person as to his discovery or invention.
Related provisions
- Article 719 — Duty Of A Finder Of Lost Movables.
- Article 722 — Rights Before Publication Or Patent.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.