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Online piracy measures pushed anew
By Nidz Godino
“Wala nang niri-raid kasi lahat nasa online na halos,” Sen. Mark Villar said.measures against online piracy are being urged in the country as most illegal activities concerned with piracy are now being conducted online.
During budget deliberations of Optical Media Board (OMB) , Villar said technological means for piracy have evolved over years, emphasizing need to crack down against online pirates.
OMB only has jurisdiction against physical piracy and not online content.
Philippines currently does not have legislative mandate to block sites with pirated content. Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and internet service providers are only teaming up to put up stopgap measures to block sites with pirated content.
Two separate bills Senate Bills 2150 and 2385 are currently filed in Senate to amend IP code and remove its existing limitations to cover electronic and online content within definition of pirated goods.
Villar initially said passage of these bills would solve issues of online piracy once they were enacted into law. He also previously chaired Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship and led public hearings of the two bills.
In 2022, Philippines reportedly lost around $700 million due to piracy of Filipino-made TV shows and movies, as country has been named as one of the top consumers of pirated content in Asia, according to YouGov 2022 Piracy Landscape Survey.
IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba estimates Philippines will have around $1 billion in revenue leakage in 2027 if concerns regarding online piracy continue.
According to Philippine Statistics Authority, piracy takes away around 7.1% of country’s gross domestic product.
This results in forgone revenue for the country and loss of livelihood, and it even threatens to inflict malware on devices consuming pirated content, can be gateway for scams.
IPOPHL also said revising 27-year-old IP code and mandating authorities to disable access to online sites infringing copyrighted materials will be much welcomed, noting that they have been advocating for its amendment and are ready to implement it once passed.
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