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ABS-CBN Corporation vs. Felipe Gozon

ABS-CBN CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. FELIPE GOZON, GILBERTO R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L. FLORES, JESSICA A. SOHO, GRACE DELA PEÑA-REYES, JOHN OLIVER T. MANALASTAS, JOHN DOES AND JANE DOES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 195956 | 2015-03-11

SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

LEONEN, J.:

The main issue in this case is whether there is probable cause to charge respondents with infringement under Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code. The resolution of this issue requires clarification of the concept of "copyrightable material" in relation to material that is rebroadcast live as a news story. We are also asked to rule on whether criminal prosecution for infringement of copyrightable material, such as live rebroadcast, can be negated by good faith.
 
ABS-CBN Corporation (ABS-CBN) filed the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] to assail the...