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Music composers mull case vs GMA 7
By Gerry Plaza
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 19:48:00 02/03/2009
MANILA, Philippines -- The Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) will start deliberations this week on possible court action against GMA Network and the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
The planned legal action stemmed from alleged copyright infringement over the unauthorized use of composer Gary Granada’s studies in a final version of an advertising jingle for the network’s campaign with Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines.
In an interview with INQUIRER.net, Granada said FILSCAP members were set to discuss the matter in upcoming meetings and decide whether to pursue the case, which proponents planned to file either before a Quezon City court or the Intellectual Property Office.
“Within this week, ang [my] anticipation ko, FILSCAP hopefully will decide to pursue this case. I hope it will reach the Supreme Court so that we can get a ruling and it will be discussed broadly. It will be good for everybody, win or lose,” Granada said.
More than seeking legal redress, Granada says taking the case further in the justice system will benefit composers and creative artists like him. He said he would not agree to any out-of-court settlement.
“I’m really more interested in a Supreme Court ruling than a settlement kasi pagka-settlement pwede mo nang tabunan ito [if it’s a settlement, we can close this]. Wala nang [There won’t be]…no further discussions. Ang maganda kasi kung may [What is good is that if there is a] ruling, magkakaroon talaga siya ng [there will be a] benchmark. And in the future, yung mga musikero [the musicians] can have something to look forward to. Ay pare, talo tayo diyan [Hey buddy, we will lose]. So pag gumawa ka ng [So if you do a] study, kalimutan mo nang makukuha ka kung matalo ka [forget about being hired if you lose]. O pag sasabihin mong panalo tayo diyan, may laban tayo [And if you’ll say that we will win, then we have a fight on our hands]. Maganda siyang umpisa [This is a good start], precedent. That’s what I’m hoping. Mag-evolve ng appreciation ng users [For users’ appreciation] of artistic works [to evolve] and creators and general public on this case,” Granada notes.
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