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Makati court resolves 11-year copyright battle

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA – The Makati Regional Trial Court has resolved an 11-year copyright battle between 2 education publishers after finding that substantial portions of a social science textbook produced by one of the parties were copied from another learning material. </p><p>In a Nov. 17, 2020 decision, Judge Ethel Mercado-Gutay found EdCrisch International Inc. (EdCrisch) and its Singapore-based partner Alkem Company liable of copyright infringement after discovering that a significant portion of one of its textbooks, “Pilipinas: Isang Sulyap at Pagyakap,” was copied from “Panahon Kasaysayan at Lipunan: Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas,” published by the University Press of First Asia (UPFA).</p><p>The court ordered EdCrisch and Alkem to stop the publication, distribution and sale of “Pilipinas,” and pay UPFA P9.3 million in damages.</p><p>In 2009, UPFA filed a complaint against EdCrisch and Alkem after finding similarities in their history textbooks.</p><p>A side-by-side comparison found that about 90 percent of the contents in UPFA’s learning material, which was published in 2002, was copied by EdCrish and Alkem’s textbook.</p><p>“Pilipinas” was published in 2006 under a procurement program of the Department of Education.</p><p>The court decision marks the third major copyright case in the Philippines’ education publishing industry.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Lr0eM6CipU?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Makati Regional Trial Court has resolved an 11-year copyright battle between 2 education publishers after finding that substantial portions of a social science textbook produced by one of the parties were copied from another learning material.</p>

The Makati Regional Trial Court has resolved an 11-year copyright battle between 2 education publishers after finding that substantial portions of a social science textbook produced by one of the parties were copied from another learning material.

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Makati court resolves 11-year copyright battle

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 18, 2021 06:38 PM PHT

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