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LEGAL ISSUES
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COPYRIGHT LAW
RA 8293
By: Jesame Domingo | Raissa |
 WHAT

IS VIOLATED
BOOKS ARE
 It's called the Intellectual
Property Code of the
Philippines, or Republic Act No.
8293, specifically the
Law on Copyright.
 Philippine Copyright Law
• is enshrined in the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines,
officially known as Republic Act No. 8293.
• law is partly based on United States copyright law
• principles of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and
Artistic Works.
• also protect patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual
property.
• There are laws that protect copyrights: the Optical Media Act (which
protects music, movies, computer programs, and video games) is an
example of such.
• enforced through a body established by the law: the Intellectual
Property Office, or IPO, and its various branches.
• implementation is done with the coordination of the IPO and the
Copyright Division of the National Library of the Philippines.
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE
SPLITS WORKS THAT MAY BE
COPYRIGHTED
LEGAL ACTION
COPYRIGHT
on

INFRINGEMENT
The Intellectual Property Code gives the power of mediating
copyright problems (before, during, and after the copyright
application process) to a bureau of the Intellectual Property Office
known as the Bureau of Legal Affairs, as covered by Section 10 of the
code. This body is empowered with the following functions:

1. Hear objections on items being applied for copyright

2. Address copyright violations where damages are no less than 200,000 pesos
a. Give the following penalties for copyright violations:
i. Issue cease and desist orders which have a fixed time where the
copyright violator must stop violating the copyright being infringed
ii. Accept voluntary orders of compliance or discontinuance as ordered by
the Director of Legal Affairs which must consist of the following:
iii. Assurance to comply with the intellectual property law violated
iv. Assurance to refrain from unlawful activity on the case being
investigated
v. Assurance to refund, replace, recall, or repair defective products
vi. Assurance to reimburse the complainant (usually the copyright holder)
of all charges, fees, and payments related to the case
 vii. Seizure of the products that have been subject to infringement
viii. Forfeiture of all paraphernalia and properties (whether real or
personal) involved with the infringement
ix. Imposition of administrative of fines no less than 50,000 pesos but no
more than 300,000 pesos. For every day of continued violation, a fine of
5,000 pesos is imposed.
x. Cancellation of any document (permit, registration, etc.) attributed
to the product at the discretion of the Director of Legal Affairs
xi. Withholding of any document pending approval of the Bureau
from the respondent (the copyright violator)
xii. Assessment of damages
xiii. Censorship of the product
xiv. Other penalties in line with Executive Order 983 (1983)

3. The power to implement this section

References:
• The Lawphil Project. 6 June 1997. Republic Act No. 8293. 9 May 2011.
<http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html>

• The Lawphil Project. 6 June 1997. Republic Act No. 8293. 9 May 2011.
<http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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