Several stakeholders in the creative industry were unanimous in their position to have the 27-year-old Intellectual Property Code revised to make room for provisions that would address the prevalence of online piracy by blocking unauthorized downloading or streaming of internet contents.
Points of discussion between Villar and representatives from the IT- related gov’t agencies and advocacy groups reportedly centered on the exponential impact of the online piracy on the creative industry and copyright-related industries which comprise around 7.1 percent of the country’s gross domesric product .
A comparative study was reportedly presented also to the Villar committe during the consultative meeting on countries where online site blocking was implemented: The study reportedly found out that 92% of the respondents in the Philippines projects negative attitude towards online piracy and shows the willingness of the Filipinos to pay for legal sites to access online contents.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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