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Last update: February 18 2009, 10:56 AM
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‘Downloaders’ be warned, you're next
Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
February 17, 2009
PASIG CITY, Philippines–Individuals downloading music, movies and software are being targeted by the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), a consultant for the software organization Business Software Alliance (BSA) said.
However, trapping and prosecution of individuals may not happen until the country’s Intellectual Property Code is amended.
BSA consultant Bienvenido Marquez III said in an interview that end-users should also be liable for piracy, even if downloads are for personal use.
The growing usage and decreasing cost of broadband Internet services in the Philippines are now allowing people to download larger files, such as software and movies, into their hard drives.
"We can't prosecute individuals because there is no such law. However, we can go after individuals or even shops caught sharing or selling downloaded items," he said.
He added that even the E-Commerce Law has no specific provisions on prosecuting piracy through downloading.
Marquez said Congressman Rufus Rodriguez and Senator Edgardo Angara have proposed amendments to the current IPR Code.
Marquez said downloading of illegal content from the Internet has increased worldwide and in the Philippines and that losses could be in the millions.
There are now a lot software applications and peer-to-peer websites that allow downloading of content from the Internet.
However, there are few laws abroad governing prosecution of users who download content from the Internet partly because content are hosted in different places abroad.
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4 comments:
thanks for the the tip/warning! i'll take note.
Anytime,frankly I think they are going to have a hard time on this but still, no one wants to be set as an example.
this is just about a 5% possibility to happen... hay nako BSA... USA cannot stop their own piracy problem... what technology these guys will use? a telescope?
loser.....
if you make a law study it carefully because of the broad scope on the internet but i think downloaders are made that way, i agree that formulating a law is good but make sure authorities carefully implemented it, not to abuse the rights of the people. its not how many laws will be passed but we should implement it right. jailed first those who are supplying pirated even in malls, didn't you see them?
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