PH personalities call Senate to boost Intellectual Property Code
THE Philippine creative, entertainment and digital industries have joined hands to push for the Senate’s swift passage of amendments to the Intellectual Property Code to enable online site blocking as a measure to combat content piracy, safeguard intellectual property rights and foster the growth of Filipino talent and creativity.
Lending their voices and support to the cause are actors Ryan Eigenmann, Cai Cortez and Kiray Celis; host and presenter Pia Guanio-Mago and writer-director Fifth Solomon.
Their support follows recent calls from multi-awarded actor John Arcilla and leading actress Shaina Magdayao for the Senate to pass amendments enabling online site blocking and commit to stopping piracy.
The proposal to allow online site blocking under the 26-year-old Intellectual Property Code seeks to protect both the creative industry and consumers by curbing the proliferation of pirate websites and prevent legitimate content businesses from suffering revenue loss due to online theft.
Albay 2nd District Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente “Joey” Salceda’s House Bill 7600, which seeks this amendment, was already passed by the House of Representatives almost a year ago.
Through its #PlayItRight campaign, Globe has been actively combating online piracy and championing a responsible digital ecosystem for the past 6 years.
To provide an interim site-blocking measure pending passage of amendment bill, Globe has earlier joined forces with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and four leading internet service providers by signing a memorandum of understanding to establish a site-blocking mechanism targeting pirate sites.