Senate panel to hear anti-online piracy bills during break

The Senate Trade and Industry Committee will tackle two proposed legislations strengthening the powers and functions of the Intellectual Property Office to protect the creative industry against online piracy.The Office of Senator Mark Villar on Monday said the panel would conduct public hearings on the proposed Senate Bills 2150 and 2385 during the month-long break of the Senate. The measures were also considered among their priority legislation. Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr.

This bill proposes to disable access to online sites which facilitate copyright infringement and introduces procedure for preventive action and site blocking," Estrada said in SB 2150.Meanwhile, Revilla filed SB 2385 to "empower the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines to disable access to sites which infringes copyright and initiate action for site blocking.

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Senate panel to tackle bills vs online piracyTHE Senate Committee on Trade and Industry led by Sen. Mark Villar is set to tackle two bills which aim to strengthen the powers of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to curb online content piracy in the country.
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