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FILSCAP vs. Anrey, Inc.

FILIPINO SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS, INC. PETITIONER, VERSUS ANREY, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 233918 | 2022-08-09

DECISION
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
Music impacts lives; it provides entertainment; it serves as a medium to communicate; to vent and to express. Everyone listens to music. Each has their own cup of tea; the music they play and listen to. But not everyone is willing to pay for it. This debases the value due to the composers who have worked so hard to create music that sparks joy, moves or heals our hearts, accompanies us in solitude or sorrow, uplifts our spirits, and unites entire nations. In fact, music is there to accompany us in almost every aspect of our daily lives. There is music to pump us up before a game; music to help us go to bed;...