Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society, Inc. (FILCOLS) membership officer Regina Reyna “Reg” V. Pastor explained the importance of copyright at the 20th PASADO National Seminar held at the National Teachers College, Manila on September 22.
Pastor presented the report prepared by FILCOLS executive director Alvin J. Buenaventura before Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro members. This is an organization of teachers and other professionals who advocate for the effective use of film in teaching and acquiring knowledge.
“Respect for copyright is respect for the human rights of authors,” Pastor said quoting Buenaventura. We must remember that real people are behind the texts, images, music, and videos we consume offline and online. Copyright and intellectual property rights extend even to the internet.
The public domain is a law-created world for works with expired copyright and those not given copyright protection like government works. In the Philippines, the duration of copyright is the lifetime of the author plus 50 years after death. Works in the public domain are free for the public to use in whatever way they want.
Just because we can access many works online does not mean these are already part of the public domain. They may be publicly available but are not necessarily in the public domain. Many of these works are protected by copyright.
Unless the author expressly indicated that the work may be used freely, our default assumption is it is under copyright thus we need to attribute properly and seek permission if we wish to use them, especially for large-scale uses.
Experts from various universities
With the theme “Rebolusyong Industriyal 4.: Eksplorasyon at Perspektiba sa Wika, Pelikula, at Panitikan” (Industrial Revolution 4: Exploration and Perspectives on Language, Film, and Literature), the national summit brought other experts like Sara Mae S. Robin, Far Eastern University – Manila; Louise Vincent B. Amante, University of Asia and the Pacific; and Andrea P. Aligue, Ph.D., Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology.
Award-winning author and ABS-CBN screenwriter Jerry B. Gracio opened the summit as the first speaker. He discussed his experiences in crafting teleseryes (TV series) for the largest network in the country.
Actor Allen Dizon was a special guest and led the ribbon cutting at the 25th Gawad PASADO exhibit at the NTC lobby in the presence of guests and officials of NTC and PASADO. Dizon, a multi-awarded actor, is also a member of PASADO.
FILCOLS expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Monreal “Mic” N. Camba, the summit director, and Bebang Siy, for allowing us to present at the national summit. Both are long-standing members of FILCOLS.
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