OMB chief to seek meeting with Palace adviser caught buying pirated discs
The Optical Media Board will seek a meeting with a Malacañang adviser who was caught buying pirated movie discs at a mall in Quezon City Monday night.
A disappointed OMB head Ronnie Ricketts said he wants to "reach out" and "have a dialogue" with presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas over the issue.
"Nakakalungkot pero sigurado we'll reach out to him and have a dialogue sana suportahan ang kampanya namin," Ricketts said in an interview on dzBB radio Wednesday.
Earlier this week, news editor Dona Policar of Inquirer Bandera chanced on Llamas buying pirated discs.
In her report published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer Wednesday, Policar said Llamas was with barong-clad bodyguards at the time.
A radio dzBB report on Wednesday morning cited an information Llamas bought P2,000 worth of video discs.
Ricketts, who only last week led an anti-piracy raid in Makati City, said he also wants to get Llamas' side on the matter.
He also said the OMB is planning to "reach out" (to Llamas as well as to mall owners) to remind them of the government's drive against piracy.
But he admitted that for now, Llamas cannot be held liable even if it can be proven he bought pirated discs.
"Wala sa batas natin na kung bumili ka six pieces ng DVD na parehong title or 8-10, pede mo ilako yan, pwede ka hulihin. Kung paisa-isa lang, walang batas na nagbabawal niyan," he said.
Ricketts also said he plans to follow up legislation that can remedy such "gray areas" in the law. He said he had discussed the matter with senators with ties to showbiz, particularly Senators Ramon Revilla Jr. and Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada. — LBG, GMA News
A disappointed OMB head Ronnie Ricketts said he wants to "reach out" and "have a dialogue" with presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas over the issue.
"Nakakalungkot pero sigurado we'll reach out to him and have a dialogue sana suportahan ang kampanya namin," Ricketts said in an interview on dzBB radio Wednesday.
Earlier this week, news editor Dona Policar of Inquirer Bandera chanced on Llamas buying pirated discs.
In her report published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer Wednesday, Policar said Llamas was with barong-clad bodyguards at the time.
A radio dzBB report on Wednesday morning cited an information Llamas bought P2,000 worth of video discs.
Ricketts, who only last week led an anti-piracy raid in Makati City, said he also wants to get Llamas' side on the matter.
He also said the OMB is planning to "reach out" (to Llamas as well as to mall owners) to remind them of the government's drive against piracy.
But he admitted that for now, Llamas cannot be held liable even if it can be proven he bought pirated discs.
"Wala sa batas natin na kung bumili ka six pieces ng DVD na parehong title or 8-10, pede mo ilako yan, pwede ka hulihin. Kung paisa-isa lang, walang batas na nagbabawal niyan," he said.
Ricketts also said he plans to follow up legislation that can remedy such "gray areas" in the law. He said he had discussed the matter with senators with ties to showbiz, particularly Senators Ramon Revilla Jr. and Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada. — LBG, GMA News
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