Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE REPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMPACT DISCS, VIDEO COMPACT DISCS AND SIMILAR FORMATS BELONGING TO THE SAME CLASS WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
Date filed
September 27, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3274, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE REPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMPACT DISCS, VIDEO COMPACT DISCS AND SIMILAR FORMATS BELONGING TO THE SAME CLASS WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Unauthorized reproduction of local and foreign audio and video materials has become widespread and unabated in the Philippines today. One can avail of a compact disc or video compact disc at a price of fifty pesos or less, a fact, whichis inimical to the national interest. As a result of this endemic piracy, the entire entertainment industry, consisting of film and music production has suffered a drastic fall in sales revenues, resulting in unemployment and falling capital investment. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MITRA, ABRAHAM KAHLIL B. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-27 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Espino |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Puentebella (066 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5225, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2001-10-02 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON REVISION OF LAWS |
Abstract
Rationale: Unauthorized reproduction of local and foreign audio and video materials has become widespread and unabated in the Philippines today. One can avail of a compact disc or video compact disc at a price of fifty pesos or less, a fact, whichis inimical to the national interest. As a result of this endemic piracy, the entire entertainment industry, consisting of film and music production has suffered a drastic fall in sales revenues, resulting in unemployment and falling capital investment.
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