 Internet users,

journalists and
government
officials protests
on several
sections of the
recently passed
Cybercrimes
Prevention Act as
unconstitutional
and that it
infringes on the
right to freedom
of speech.
 Internet users,
journalists and
government
officials protests
on several
sections of the
recently passed
Cybercrimes
Prevention Act as
unconstitutional
and that it
infringes on the
right to freedom
of speech.
 Section 4, paragraph 4 which states that libel
is a cybercrime if committed online;
 Section 5, which punishes any person who aids or
abets the commission of any cybercrime, even if it is
only through Facebook or Twitter;
 Section 6 which adopts the entire Penal Code for as
long as the crime is committed through the use of
information technology, but the penalty would be one
degree higher;
 Section 7 which makes the same crime punishable
both under the Penal Code and the Cybercrime Act;
and Section 19 which authorizes the Department of
Justice (DOJ) to restrict access to computer data found
to be in violation of the new law or the so-called take
down clause.
 Republic Act No. 10175 Section 4, paragraph
4– (Libel);The unlawful or prohibited acts of
libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised
Penal Code, as amended, committed
through a computer system or any other
similar means which may be devised in the
future.
 Article355 of the Revised Penal Code
defines libel as “The public and malicious
imputation of a crime, or of a vice or
defect, real or imaginary, or any
act, omission, condition, status, or
circumstance tending to cause the
dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a
natural or juridical person…”
 According to protesters, any Filipino citizen
who happens to use social media such as
Facebook or Twitter to share opinions against
anyone can be sued for libel
 Those who play a part in unwittingly or
willfully encouraging the spread of libelous
content (likes, share) shall be charged for
abetting libel
 Any victim of a cybercrime could argue in court
that old libelous posts that are still live today
can be charged with online libel
 The lawsays, if you can’t say
anything good, then you better not
say anything
 For the Commo Against the
CPA n CPA
 Government stands • Laws that protect citizens • Internet users protests
firm on its decision to against fraud, cyber against certain sections of
pass the law. States bullying and sex crimes the law as unconstitutional
that it is needed and needed such as the section on
that libel is libel
libel.
  The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order
on
Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
 The temporary restraining order stops law enforcement
agencies such as the Department of Justice, the National
Bureau of Investigation and even the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) from implementing the
assailed provisions of the controversial law.
 The Philippine Supreme Court has received a total of
15 petitions questioning several provisions of Republic
Act 10175 including the one on online libel and the
real-time collection of data.
 It’s very clear that there should be a law
that protects us from crimes committed
online however not at the expense of
abridging the freedom of speech
 Some sections of the law need to be
amended
and carefully specified. The current law is
vague and the purpose of having it
misinterpreted
 Law makers should acknowledge that the law
was not carefully created and that it needs
more work and hackers should refrain from
attacking government websites as it does not
really help in resolving the situation at all.
 http://filipinofreethinkers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SottoCybercrimeTimeline-fullres.jpg
 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/08/12/new-blacktuesday-protests-set-vs-cybercrime-law
 http://m.voanews.com/1519423.html
 http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/10/02/the-philippines-passes-the-cybercrime-prevention-act-that-makes-
sopa-look-reasonable/
 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/276434/scitech/socialmedia/digital-martial-law-10-scary-things-about-the-
cybercrime-prevention-act-of-2012
 http://www.gov.ph/2012/09/12/republic-act-no-10175/
 http://ph.news.yahoo.com/philippine-president-defends-cybercrime-law-132453471.html
 http://ph.news.yahoo.com/miriam-expects-sc-reject-cyber-law-160631692.html