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 […]Click here to continue reading "Philippines to Require License to Post Content"...Philippines to Require License to Post Content
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As usual, a government run by idiots trying to make more idiotic laws.
I think the the memo does not include us peeps on the internet. A member on our Filipino LIveJournal community contributed a link to an analysis of the draft and it seems that this memorandum concerns the telecommunications sector and not the online sector.
Quote, “…It can be assumed that all mention of content therefore only applies to cellular based networks.”
Assumptions kill. Regulations should leave no room for ambiguity. Ambiguity welcomes abuse.
Furthermore, most modern cellphones have browsers. Even if we assume the memo were to apply only to content accessible via cellular networks, the whole Internet is accessible via cellular networks. 😛
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.