UPDATE: Southeastern College filed the civil case this noon, and Microsoft Philippines has issued a statement saying it tried to resolve the dispute before the case was filed.
Here’s an INQUIRER.net VDO Clip taken by our reporter Lawrence Casiraya, showing Estelito Mendoza, the legal counsel for Pasay City-based Southeastern College, describing the P100-million copyright infringement case.
HERE’S an excerpt from INQUIRER.net reporter Lawrence Casiraya’s Breaking News story:
A Pasay City school is scheduled to file at noon Monday a civil case against software firm Microsoft Corp. and its local subsidiary, Microsoft Philippines, for alleged illegal distribution of copyrighted material.
The case stemmed from Microsoft’s allegedly unauthorized and illegal “digital copying” and distribution of a locally developed manual on the use of Microsoft Office. Ironically, Microsoft has been at the forefront of attempting to curb the illegal distribution of its own copyrighted software in the Philippines, working with the Optical Media Board and the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team.
The registered copyright of the manual in question is owned by Southeastern College (SEC), which is set to file the case against Seattle, US-based Microsoft and its Philippine office at the Makati City Regional Trial Court.
Interestingly enough, Microsoft Philippines is holding its media Christmas party tonight.
December 20th, 2007 at 8:43 am
probably microsoft in their part made an honest mistake.
December 20th, 2007 at 8:41 am
i really dont get it, is SEC trying to milk microsoft for an easy cash?? i guess not? this copyright infringement issue is simply blown into massive proportions.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
haha lufet ng SEC… magandang promotion to
Grad din ako dito hehe..
December 18th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
what now, Microsoft? why don’t you police people in your own rank who have pirate’s mentality?
December 18th, 2007 at 9:40 am
wahahahahaha!!!!!!GO SEC!!!!!! let them taste and feel of what is being sued. interestingly enough it is not our fault why there are so many fake O.S. and programs coming out coz they charge us a heck of a lot here in the phils. than other countries.and it is not our fault why there are many fake O.S., go ask INDIA!!!!!(especially Amit Talkin) there are a lot of programmers there than here in the phils. and they are much better!!(Sorry fellow Filipinos but it is true!!)