What Can An I-Café Owner Do During Raids?
After my previous posts about raids, I was asked many questions about the things I wrote and the title of my blog today is one of them. While many of those violating the IPR and OMB Laws says there is nothing to worry about because raid like lightning will not strike them, I know that deep within them they really worry about the serious consequences of getting caught violating the laws.
For those operating their i-cafés using genuine and legal software and have their optical media writers registered with OMB, there is absolutely nothing for them to worry about raids by anti-piracy agencies of the government. They just need to have their proofs of compliance ready anytime such raids happen in their area. They should verify though the authenticity of the inspection to be done on his i-café before showing his proofs.
I-café owners using pirated software and offering illegal CD-burning services have no options during raids. They cannot even question the jurisdiction of the raiding team. It is similar to being a driver who got caught for a traffic violation without license to show to the apprehending officer. Remember that ignorance of the law excuses no one and the flagrant violation of the statutes cannot escape conviction and punishment.
With the above, I say, “Do not wait for raids to happen before you make a move to comply with the anti-piracy laws. It may be late when you do so, rules change everyday. Do not let your investment go to waste while you go to jail”.
Pano po un ireregister mo ung cd/dvd writer mo sa OMB para payagan ka na magburn at magdownload sa limewire magiging legal na un?
Pag rehistrado na ang Optical Media (CD/DVD) Writer ng isang café sa OMB, saka pa lang masasabi na legal ang CD-Burning Service dahil iyon ang nasa batas. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nito na pwede nang mag-burn ng mga copyrighted materials nang walang pahintulot ng copyright owner. Ang pwede lamang i-burn ng café na may rehistradong CD/DVD writer ay yung mga thesis, video ng mga private parties, ceremonies and the like. Ang mga nagba-burn ng mga ganitong materials na hindi rehistrado ang writer ay illegal pa rin ayon sa batas na lumikha ng Optical Media Board.
May mas kumpleto akong paliwanag tungkol dito sa tanong mo sa aking article na The Need To Register CD/DVD Writers with OMB.
sir pwede ko po ba malaman kung papano at ano yung cafe rental agreement kasi po medyo naguguluhan ako saka gusto ko magtayo ng shop ayaw ko naman ng ma-raid thanks po
Please refer to the my newly posted article entitled “Microsoft Rental Rights Agreement for Cafés” for the answer to your question.
Hi, dami akong natutunan at nalaman dito sa blogsite mo.. maraming salamat talaga…
aniwies… nabasa ko ung Microsoft Rental Rights Agreement at dinownload ko ung XPS para makapag signin for legitimacy. kaso hindi ko maopen ung XPS, XP gamit ko.. hindi vista.. wla bang PDF file? TIA~