January 29, 2009 | Prepys' Homepage

And probably this is the most disheartening among them all. This time its BYAHILO vs a Local Government website.

If the goverment itself is violating the intellectual property rights of a person how can it (government) protect and uphold the rights of every citizen?

I just discovered it today that the Iloilo Provincial website has used one of my Dinagyang photographs as its main banner. It was pity though that the provincial government, the supposedly protector of the masses, simply copied my image, watermark removed and used it in their website without even asking for my permission.

What they did is stealing. The photo is mine! I took this photo, therefore the copyright of this image belongs to me. As far as i know, I have not issued any permit to any person or entity to use this image for whatever purpose.

Its a pity that I have to shell out my own money to buy my airline tickets, for my meals, and transportation expenses yet people like from the Provincial Government of Iloilo is just copying images from the internet.

Aren’t they aware of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines? they should have known better, because they ARE the government. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

How can I campaign more about Dinagyang and Iloilo in general if the people inside the Provincial capitol are just busy copying my works without even asking for permission.

I condemn this photo stealing incident in the strongest possible terms and I demand a public apology from the Iloilo Provincial Goverment for this incident.

Check the screenshot of the website of the Iloilo Province and compare it to my photo:

iloilo government
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My Photo
Dinagyang 2009

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And yet another copyright infringement case

Sagot ni Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane kay Sen. Miriam Santiago: “Hindi ikaw ang magpapa-alis sa akin. Ang presidente ko.”

Sinabi kasi ni Miriam na dapat i-fire ni Arroyo sina Ebdane, Finance Secretary Gary Teves at Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez dahil pabaya sila sa anomalya sa mga kontruksyun ng mga proyekto sa ginagastusan ng World Bank. Malaking kahihiyan ang nangyari na kailangan pa World Bank ang mga blacklist ng E.C. De Luna Corp., Cavite Ideal International Construction at Development Corp., and C.M. Pancho Construction Inc.

Maliban sa walang kasong naisampa sa tatlong blacklisted na kumpanya, patuloy pa silang sumasama sa ibang bidding.

Nanggalaiti si Miriam kaya lang, wala yun kay Ebdane, isa sa mga paboritong cabinet member ni Arroyo. Sabi ni Ebdane, ““Pag sinabi ng boss ko, ng Presidente, na, ‘Alis diyan,’ walang prolema. Pero siya lang ang susundin ko “

Parang si Raul Gonzalez din. Nang sinabi ni Rep. Roilo Golez na wala na siyang honorable option kungdi mag-resign dahil sa anomalya sa kanyang departamento tungkol sa Alabang Boys, sabi ni Gonzalez, “magre-resign lang ako kung tatanggapin ni Presidente ang aking resignation.”

Alam niya kasi na hindi siya bibitawan ni Arroyo. Katulad din ni Ebdane. Takot lang ni Arroyo. Marami yatang alam ang dalawa.

Kapag binitawan ni Arroyo si Gonzalez, pwede ipa-alaala sa kanya na hindi siya naproklama na presidente madaling araw noong 2004 kung hindi niya, kasama si Kiko Pangilinan, ni “Noted”- “Noted” ang mga reklamo ng oposisyon na pandaraya.

Si Ebdane ay isa sa mga “Hello Garci” generals. PNP chief siya noon at siya yung sinasabi ni dating Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano na magpakidnap sa isang babaeng election officer na ayaw sumama sa pandaraya.

Proyekto rin ni Ebdane ang pag-manufacture ng mga pekeng election returns na ipinalit sa genuine na nakatago sa Batasan Pambansa gamit ang mga miyembro ng Special Action Force ng Philippine National Police noong 2004.

Tama si Miriam. Hindi naman mangyayari ang ganung kagarapal na anomalya sa DPWH kung hindi pinapayagan ng pinuno doon.

At bakit naman hindi payagan ni Ebdane itong si Eduardo de Luna, may-ari ng E.C. De Luna Construction Corp. Close yata yun kay Mike Arroyo.Noong 2004 lang, 20 beses sila nagkita.

At mukhang malaki kung mag-regalo. Ikinuwento ni Lacson ang isang impormasyon sa kanya na minsan nagdala ng P70 milyon si De Luna sa opisina ni Arroyo sa LTA Bldg sa Makati, sa sobrang bigat, bumuka ang bag. Nagsambulat sa sahig.

Grabe.

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Day: January 29, 2009

And yet another copyright infringement case

Ang tindi ng mga bata ni Mike Arroyo