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Husbands keep copyright on love letters

Friday 23 February 1996 00:02 GMT
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Husbands keep copyright on love letters

Manila - Husbands, even the unfaithful ones, have an absolute right to keep their mistresses' love letters away from the prying eyes of their wives, according to the Philippines Supreme Court. It said in a decision on Wednesday that Cecilia Zulueta could not use the love letters between her husband, Alfredo Martin, and his alleged mistresses as evidence of infidelity in a case for legal separation she filed against him. Reuter

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