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Oct 21, 2015copyright infringementintellectual propertypresidential decree 49microsoftsoftware piracycriminal law
Supreme Court: Selling Pirated Software Alone Is Copyright Infringement
The Supreme Court rules that merely selling pirated software constitutes copyright infringement under PD 49, reversing the Court of Appeals' restrictive reading.