MMDA Chair Danilo Lim leads the filing of criminal charges against those involved in digiral piracy of film festival movies. (PIA NCR file photo)
PASIG CITY, Jan. 6 (PIA) Criminal charges were filed on Monday against 54 individuals caught by the Optical Media Board (OMB) in coordination with the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)’s Anti-Piracy Task Force for illegally streaming, downloading and distributing film entries of the on-going film festival.
Violations of Republic Act 8293, otherwise known as Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, and RA 9239 or Optical Media Act of 2003 were filed against four persons who were taken into custody by agents of OMB in separate operations in Manila City and Quezon City.