INFOGRAPHIC: Philippine Copyright Law for writers and artists

National Book Development Month in the Philippines is meant to make literary stakeholders—includng authors, readers, publishers, editors and teachers—come together in order to celebrate the written word and the medium containing it, the book.

An important aspect of book development is copyright, although any writer or artist with no background in law may have trouble understanding the jargon. In celebration of National Book Development Month, here is what writers and artists need to know about Philippine Copyright Law.