The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the country’s anti-piracy body, is calling on musicians to safeguard their work through copyright registration amid the rising consumption of pirated content online. In a statement, IPOPHL Director General Brigitte da Costa-Villaluz...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged artists and musicians on Monday, March 31, to file formal complaints against those who use their songs in their campaign without their permission. (MB file photo) This was after OPM band Lola Amour shared on Facebook that there were a lot of candidates...
photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) confiscated around P75 million worth of a popular footwear brand, which it said were...
Copyright registrations and deposits in the Philippines reached a record high in 2024, signaling a growing appreciation for intellectual property (IP) protection, according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL). Data from IPOPHL show that 6,552 certificates were issued...
A citizens’ rights group has called on the 19th Congress to endow the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) with greater police power–specifically site blocking–as a means to protect the creative industry from online pirating. CitizenWatch and the IPOPHL...
LONDON (AFP) - British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran attended London's High Court Friday as a copyright trial opened over allegations that his hit song "Shape of You" lifted musical phrases from another track. "Shape of You", released 2017, was a huge hit for Sheeran, 31, and remains the most...
The manual developed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) seeking to benefit renal patients has been granted a certificate of copyright registration and deposit. (Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted a copyright registration to YouTube lesson videos created by a math teacher at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)–Main Campus in August 2020. (PSHS Facebook page) In a Facebook post, the PSHS System congratulated Leo Andrei...
The entire publishing industry lost an estimated P3.6 billion in the pandemic year 2020, more than half of the P6 billion average revenue pre-COVID, according to a top industry official. Alvin J. Buenaventura, executive director Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society, Inc. (FILCOLS), revealed...
Doctor and vlogger Adam Smith discussed recently a case involving Ivana Alawi and his good friend, Atty. Libayan, known in the online world as BATASnatin. "So, mayroong tatlong characters sa kwento na ito -- Ivana, maganda siya, mahilig siya gumawa ng pranks; BATASnatin, abogado siya, mahilig...
CJ Villavicencio in a scene from the video Embattled "The Pop Stage" champion CJ Villavicencio has broken his silence over plagiarism and copyright infringement allegations thrown at him by several theater actors. In a statement sent through media, Villavicencio reiterated he had no intention to...
