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NTC Memorandum Circular Requires Filipinos A License Before Posting Content — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:23:51 +0000

[...] known pinoy blogger, who’s also a friend of mine, Abe of yugatech.com noted that this NTC memorandum obviously refers to the mobile telecoms industry. Abe supported it thru the 2 definitions mentioned in the circular. The first he mentioned was: [...]

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By: JC John Sese Cuneta

JC John Sese Cuneta — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:42:13 +0000

The CICT has nothing to do with that one. From one of the blogs I read about the cancelled meeting, someone asked the CICT reps about the memo. They said that they went to the hearing because they themselves are not aware of what in the world the NTC drafted.

Also, if I’m not mistaken, the NTC was recently “returned back” to the CICT, I think they still have a lot of synch’ing to do.

But this is what really concerns me, and I’m glad someone else thought of this:

This might actually be more relevant to those people selling ebooks, online learning courses, web seminars and the like since they charge for access to content or gets a fee for providing services and the like.

Anyone can do those… create and sell ebooks, provide online learning courses, charge for webinars, etc. But most of these people are not corporations but rather individuals. They won’t be able to provide the requirements requested.

And if the requirements requested are one of the basis of who falls under the proposal, then Corporations who also do those stuff will just put it under an individual’s name so they can avoid it.

So again, back to the question, the line is not clear. Who’s who, which is which? What are the criteria in determining who falls under the proposal?

What’s stopping Corporations from putting it in an individual’s name?
How will it affect individual netrepreneurs who provide such content as mentioned?

By: jason

jason — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:39:19 +0000

I still think P 6,300 registration is too much, especially for small businesses trying to make their presence known via the web.

By: Snow

Snow — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:24:33 +0000

And so, they are now making a money out of blogging huh? tsk…tsk…tsk..

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:04:23 +0000

welcome to the philippines kabayans!

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:45:28 +0000

And what should be clarified is the language of the bill itself.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:42:50 +0000

The industry’s too small. Their first priority should not be taxes but industry growth, so why bother with fees?

By: jomar Hilario

jomar Hilario — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:13:31 +0000

But most of the “content” we have here are hosted out of the country…!

By: rejie

rejie — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:42:59 +0000

ahh, ganoon ba?
salamat ka-yuga.

By: Roger D

Roger D — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:13:15 +0000

I setup small food kiosk, I pay the necessary legal fess to setup and run my food kiosk. Then I sell my food.

Then someone said, “hey you’re selling food, you should payup per food you sell or else”.

By: BigBird

BigBird — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:54:21 +0000

Haven’t they heard about Web2.0???!!!

ano ba yang draft na yan!

By: Jhay

Jhay — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:13:49 +0000

The NTC and the CICT really needs to do more consultations and research before coming up with anything. Further more, they should work towards the better protection of IP rights for all those who are creating content on the internet.

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By: jox

jox — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:18:30 +0000

they should really clarify it to the public so there will be no conflicts.

By: Angelo Panares

Angelo Panares — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:53:10 +0000

Thanks a lot for the clarification. It was really mind boggling and incomprehensible why free content (emotional and expressive most of the times)should be regulated.

Woot to you Romeo Rabajante Jr. for asking and to you too yuga for helping share the clarification.

It is always better to get it from the horses mouth before speculating.

By: Andre Marcelo-Tanner

Andre Marcelo-Tanner — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:17:38 +0000

im sure that will encourage development of online paid content, by having to pay a government agency. NOT. if you try to regulate online content, people will just move the content out of the country and in the end you only affect the smaller businesses who are just trying to make it. looks like someone at the CITC needs money.