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Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc., et al. vs Court of Appeals 262 SCRA 219

COLUMBIA PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., MGM ENTERTAINMENT CO., ORION PICTURES CORPORATION, PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY and WARNER BROTHERS, INC., petitioners, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, 14TH DIVISION and JOSE B. JINGCO of SHOWTIME ENTERPRISES, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 111267 | 1996-09-20

ROMERO, J.:

Petitioners Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., MGM Entertainment Co., Orion Pictures Corporation, Paramount Pictures Corp., Universal City Studios, Inc. The Walt Disney Company and Warner Brothers, Inc. question thedecision 1 of the Court of Appeals which affirmed the Order of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Branch 168, the dispositive portion of which states:

WHEREFORE, finding that the issuance of the questioned warrants was not supported by probable cause, the "Urgent Motion (to Lift Search Warrant [No. 23] and for the Return of Seized Articles) is hereby GRANTED.

Accordingly, the Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB)...