Philippines to Require License to Post Content
I’m attending a hearing tomorrow on a proposal by the Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission that will require licenses for online content developers. Yes, you read that right. The Philippine government wants to require licenses for people to create and post content online. Under the proposal’s extremely broad definition of a content developer, you would need [...]Philippines to Require License to Post Content
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if that happens prepare to make your blog “friends only” or private.
Even if you create private content, you’re still creating content. That would still make you a content developer.
from, miguel’s comment in
pinoy techblog
Hold on and calm down, this is not as draconian as it sounds.
As far as the NTC is concerned, Value Added Services == Paid Services. Cabarrios meant “paid content.” While this is not explicitly stated in the NTC document, they don’t say they care about free content or services either.
I think the Manila Times writer who read the article put his own interpretation (like the Yahoo! part). I think that’s what led to the blog interpretation.
What I think the NTC wants to charge are those in the “underground economy” (not licensed with the NTC) offering Internet services, like web hosting and domain registration, and subscription to services. They are already (supposed to be) doing this for mobile VAS providers and they want to the extend it to the Internet.
well,the government said that the use of cd-writers should have license but i don’t remember any time i was told by the shop to register my computer,in short those laws are those for people who profit in them.
Hearing was canceled/postponed? Will it resume on the 27th? Haven’t heard of any updates from them, though.
if the government is advertising for people to post online resumes in looking for jobs,then what we are doing is an exemption to that.
No it isn’t. Resumes are content.
http://portal.ntc.gov.ph:9081/wps/_mc/MC2009/electronic_games.html
there is the term “commercial”
B REGISTRATION
1. Contents, Information, Applications and/or Electronic Games Providers, Contents Developers, Information Sources, Applications Developers, and Electronic Games Developers are required to have commercial presence in the country and shall secure Certificate of Registration (COR) from the Commission.
2. There shall be no nationality requirement for contents, information, applications and/or electronic games providers, contents, applications and/or electronic games developers and information sources.
3. The application for registration shall be filed and acted upon by the Commission not later than seven (7) working days from date of application.
4. The application shall include the following documents:
a. Valid registration from the Securities and Exchange Commission or from the Department of Trade and Industry and Articles of Incorporation;
b. Facilities lease agreement with duly enfranchised and certificated public telecommunications entity; and
5. The Certificate of Registration shall be valid for a maximum period of five (5) years. Applicants for registration may opt to apply for shorter period not shorter than one (1) year. Certificates of Registration shall be renewable.
Here’s how the proposal defines content providers:
Contents Developers – are persons or entities creating contents.
That means anyone who creates content, commercial or otherwise.
this is what the people who propose the law really meant
The law should say exactly what it means. Laws cannot be worded to welcome abuse.
And the law should do EXACTLY as it says, have NO EXCEPTIONS (politicians included, corrupt or clean, young and old, and us people that they should be serving). Once there are exceptions, corruption spreads, thus abuse happens.
Well,that exemption was because of the constitution.
The constitution states what should laws not touch(exemption) and the basic laws of the country.