someone txted me today and said that Fil Barbasa owner of Filbars will be filed a case of piracy and distribution of pornography by the OMB and PNP, it was printed in the Entertainment section of Philippine Daily Inquirer, at first I need to confirm it coz its an anonymous txter, but I forward this txt message to my friends and partners in the collectible industry and said that it was true.
I haven't read the article and I always searching the article in www.inq7.net, but it seems that it was deleted or not yet updated, but earlier, Lace had read the news and she confirmed it was true and she taught that if it was my relative,. hahaha..I told her "we are not related" hehehehe.
but then...
while doing this blog.
we found the article !!!
http://news.inq7.net/common/print.php?index=7&story_id=64082&site_id=21
Makati, Cubao raids net pirated software, pornographic anime
First posted 05:46pm (Mla time) Jan 25, 2006
By Erwin Lemuel Oliva
INQ7.net
A RECENT government-led raid in Makati and Cubao, Quezon City has confiscated about 6,000 CDs containing pirated software and pornographic anime movies worth 1.4 million pesos, the Optical Media Board (OMB) said Wednesday.
Agents from the OMB, the Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police conducted the raid in the branches of the magazine store Filbar's at Glorietta 2 and Greenbelt 1 in Makati City, and branches of Pro-Con Computer Center and Genex Mediatech in AliMall, Cubao, Quezon City.
The joint OMB-PNP operations were part of the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team, the government campaign to promote awareness of intellectual property rights and curb piracy in the country.
OMB Chairman Edu Manzano said in a statement that criminal charges are being prepared against the owners of the raided stores.
Sale of pirated software, music, and movies is punishable under the Optical Media Act and the Revised Penal Code.
"We've been repeatedly warning business establishments that pirated and pornographic materials have no place inside malls," said Manzano who joined the raid.
"Some of the stores raided are popular hangouts for children and teenagers, and it was really sad to see sacks of anime porn material present inside at least one store and presumably being sold there. Parents are probably not even aware that their children could have access to pornographic materials so easily, simply by disguising them as cartoon videos," Manzano added.
He stressed that there is no excuse for pirated and pornographic materials to be sold by licensed business establishments inside malls.
Since last year, the OMB has been filing cases against store owners and has sent written warnings to owners of malls that are well-known sources of pirated goods.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a non-profit trade association promoting the use of licensed software, lauded government's effort.
"Business owners should not engage in unfair business practices such as selling of counterfeit items like pirated CDs. It is our duty to enforce the law and we hope that the raids serve as a wake up call to those establishments that continue to engage in piracy. Dishonest vendors that will be caught will not only face risk of paying hefty fines but also possible imprisonment," added Police Senior Superintendent Noel Delos Reyes, AFCCD Division Chief.
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