Pilipinas Anti Piracy Team

	PAPT raid in Ortigas nets over P5M worth of pirated software Friday, June 25, 2010 A recent raid conducted by the Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Division (AFCCD) of the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) against a business establishment in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, resulted in the seizure of more than 5.4 million pesos worth of pirated and unlicensed software.
	NBI captures 17 organizations for software piracy: Organizations nabbed included business software users and pirated software retailers Wednesday, May 19, 2010 In a span of just two months, the NBI-IPRD has conducted separate enforcement actions against 17 businesses allegedly involved in software piracy. Fourteen (14) of the companies raided were caught using computers that were allegedly loaded with different versions of pirated software. Three (3) were branches of a computer store apprehended for selling computers allegedly loaded with unlicensed software.
	PAPT grace period against software piracy in Makati ends Monday, March 29, 2010 OMB starts routine inspections against 19 Internet cafes in Makati today after the ultimatum given by the team to legalize any software license misuse expired on Friday, March 26. The routine inspections resulted to the seizure of 19 computers for temporary custody of the OMB. Inspections on business users to follow immediately after.
	PAPT launches new nationwide campaign to map out software piracy-free zones: Starts in Makati where companies given until March 26 to legalize their software Thursday, March 18, 2010 The PAPT has launched an all-out campaign this year to go after businesses using pirated software in a determined effort to map out several major business centers as software-piracy free zones. The campaign has already started in Makati, where companies were given until March 26 to legalize their software or face the risks of a PAPT raid or routine inspection.
	Seven million pesos worth of pirated multimedia and graphic design software seized in a PAPT raid against Offshoring, Inc. Friday, March 12, 2010 Offshoring, Inc., a web design and development company providing offshoring services, was recently raided by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation’s Intellectual Property Rights Division (NBI-IPRD) for allegedly using pirated and unlicensed copies of multimedia and graphic design software in their business operations. The NBI seized 66 computers loaded with unlicensed and pirated copies of Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash software with an estimated value of almost seven (7) million pesos.
	Anti-Piracy team heightens campaign against hard disk loading in computer retail stores: Two individuals arrested for loading pirated software onto computers sold to customers Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Recently, three stores were raided by the PAPT in different malls in Metro Manila in separate buy bust operations. These were Discount PC in Quezon City, Gigahertz Computer Systems in Manila and Laptop Zone Wellcom in San Juan City. The stores were caught loading pirated and unlicensed copies of software in the computers as add-on service of the stores to attract more customers.
	Anti-piracy team raids architectural firm for software piracy; seizes P14M worth of computers and software Monday, November 16, 2009 Global Team Space Philippines Inc. was raided recently by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation’s Intellectual Property Rights Division (NBI-IPRD) for alleged violation of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (RA 8293). The raiding team confiscated a total of 50 computers and a large number of software with a total estimated value of almost 14 million pesos.
	P4M worth of computers seized as PAPT raids popular restaurant chain for use of unlicensed software Monday, October 19, 2009 The Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Division of the PNP-CIDG, a member of the PAPT seized 89 units of computers loaded with unlicensed and pirated copies of Adobe and Microsoft programs with an estimated value of more than four (4) million pesos during the recent raid against Top Ideas Food Corporation (TIFC). TIFC is the holding company behind some of the popular restaurants in the country including Flavours of China, Tempura Japanese Grill, Holy Cow Steak Ranch and American Grill, Karate Kid Japanese Fastfood and Dezaato Pan Breads Sweets Café.
	PAPT celebrates 4 years of software anti-piracy success since inception: PAPT vows continued enforcement against errant businesses that ignore call to use only genuine licensed software Wednesday, August 26, 2009 The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), a government-led coalition set up to curb software piracy in the country, composed of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Optical Media Board (OMB) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), continues to make a headway in its crusade against the use of pirated and unlicensed software in businesses nationwide.

PAPT DECLARES 20-DAY COUNTDOWN BEFORE THE CRACKDOWN IN CEBU!

Cebu businesses are urged to legalize use of computer software.

PAPT crackdown in Cebu resumes starting June 29, 2010!

PAPT 2010 CRACKDOWN ONGOING SINCE MARCH 29, 2010.

Around 60 Internet Cafes were inspected in University Belt, Makati, Malabon and Navotas areas.
Seven (7) businesses were raided in Makati City, Pasig City and Quezon City.
More raids and routine inspections against businesses allegedly using pirated and unlicensed software in the coming days.

REPORT SOFTWARE PIRACY TO THE PAPT NOW.

Make sure your business is using and distributing only licensed software to avoid criminal prosecution.

For more information on how to get immunity from PAPT raids, call the PAPT Secretariat at (02) 692-9516.

In support of the PAPT, the Business Software Alliance offers a reward of up to 1 million pesos to software piracy informants.*

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