Policies, Laws and Guidelines Flashcards
Former laws did not provide a legal basis for
criminalizing crimes committed on a computer in
general.
THE BASIS for the ILOVEYOU VIRUS
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY THE LAWS IN THE
PHILIPPINES?
Simple, we are living (permanently) / sojourning
(temporary) in the Philippines. Our laws (the1987
Constitution, our Penal Laws, our Bill of Rights, and
all laws) specifically mentioned that we should be
knowledgeable of the laws since this potentially
impacts our day-to-day living.
the computer programmer charged with purportedly writing the ILOVEYOU computer worm
Onel de Guzman, May 4, 2000
Onel de Guzman was ultimately NOT prosecuted
by Philippine authorities due to a
lack of legal basis
1.) ANTI-WIRETAPPING ACT (RA 4200)
2.) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE (RA 8293)
3.) ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT (RA 8792)
4.) DATA PRIVACY ACT (RA 10173)
5.) CYBER CRIME ACT (RA 10175)
1.) June 1965
2.) June 1997
3.) June 2000
4.) August 2012
5.) September 2012
any rule of action or norm of conduct
applicable to all kinds of action and to all
objects of creation.
mainly made for implementing justice in
the society
LAW
a law, regulation, procedure, administrative action, incentive, or voluntary practice of governments and other institutions.
Policy
It shall protect and secure the exclusive rights of
scientists, inventors, artists and other gifted
citizens to their intellectual property and creations,
particularly when beneficial to the people, for such
a period.
refers to anything created by someone, including but not limited to inventions, literary works, items created by artists
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (RA 8293)
Policies are only ________and not law
Documents
are frequently reflected in resource allocations. Health can be influenced by policies in many different sectors.
1.) Outlines what a government is going to do
2.) What a government does not intend to do.
3.) It also evolves the principles that are needed for achieving the goal
Policy Decisions
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES IS DIVIDED INTO 5 PARTS
A. The Intellectual Property Office
B. The Law on Patents
C. The Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade
Names
D. The Law on Copyright
E. Final Provisions
Several categories wherein a creator or innovator
can register their creation:
★ Patent
★ Trademark
★ Copyright
The exclusive rights to a product or process, as
well as its improvements—granted that the product
or process offers something new and useful.
PATENT
Basic requirements for a creation to be
considered patentable:
○ The creation would have a novel idea.
○ Inventive
○ Can be applied in an industrial setting.
a tool used to differentiate services and goods from one another.
● Form of a word or a group of words; a sign, logo, or
symbol or a combination of those above.
TRADEMARK
Refers to the protection given to the owner of an
original work covering literary works, musical
pieces, paintings, and computer programs, among
others.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANCE IN TRADEMARK:
● Essential in marketing products or services.
● Will help consumers identify brands.
● The owner of the trademark would have exclusive rights & it will ensure that no one else can use the same
1.) Enable the creator to receive
profit gains should his works be distributed by
third parties
2.) protect the connection between the creator and his work
1.) Economic Rights
2.) Moral Rights
An act providing for the recognition and use of electronic commercial and non-commercial transactions and documents, penalties for unlawful use thereof and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT 8792 (THE E-COMMERCE LAW)
An act to prohibit and penalize wire tapping and
other related violations of the privacy of
communication, and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4200 (ANTI WIRE-TAPPING LAW 1965)
An act defining cybercrime, providing for the
prevention, investigation, suppression and the
imposition of penalties thereof and for other
purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10175 (CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012
Unlawful for any person, not being authorized by
all the parties to any private communication or
spoken word, to tap any wire or cable, or by using
any other device or arrangement, to secretly
overhear, intercept, or record such communication
or spoken word by using a device commonly
known as a dictaphone or dictagraph or
detectaphone or walkie-talkie or tape recorder.
SECTIONS 1 AND 4 OF ANTI WIRE-TAPPING ACT
Among the cybercrime offenses:
○ Cybersquatting
○ Cybersex
○ Child pornography
○ Identity theft
○ Illegal access to data
○ Libel.
Comprehensive and strict privacy legislation “to protect the fundamental human right of privacy, of communication while ensuring free flow of information to promote innovation and growth.”
Established a National Privacy Commission that
enforces and oversees it and is endowed with
rulemaking power
DATA PRIVACY ACT