MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Albay Second District Representative Joey Salceda said approving an bill to amend the intellectual asset code would be an effective measure against online piracy because it would block sites that follow due process.
“Online piracy will kill virtual artists. And that’s an existential risk for the entire arts sector. If we don’t find a way to address this risk, we can say goodbye to the long-term creation of virtual content and online streaming. “of the country,” Salceda said.
However, Salceda said those efforts may run into a major hurdle due to the absence of a law setting aside the legality factor and allowing the blocking of sites deemed destructive to valid sites.
Albay’s representative said HB 7600’s move is very timely amid the outlook of the arts industry as a “resilient and sustainable expansion of employment and economic activity. “
“The long history of Filipino creatives, and Filipino entertainment in particular, is streaming. He kept K-pop alive when we couldn’t do concerts because of COVID-19. It has become the dominant entertainment sector in the West. This is what we want to protect,” Salceda said.
“As revenues increase, so will the demand for this form of entertainment. People are clearly willing to pay, as evidenced by the expansion of subscriptions to corporations like Netflix. And as soon as we produce quality content, we will see a demand for Filipino streaming.
Citing official estimates from the Philippine Statistics Authority, which imply that the virtual arts sector recorded the slowest task expansion among arts subsectors at 4. 5% (with an overall sector expansion of 10. 5%) between 2021 and 2022, Salceda sounded the alarm: “Online creations may simply continue to grow more slowly or even decline if we can’t do it. “
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