(1) The court shall, subject to any other Act of Parliament, and on such terms as it may
deem reasonable, have the authority to(a) grant injunctions to prohibit the committing, or continued committal, of infringement of
any right protected under this Act;
(b) order the impounding of copies of works or sound recordings suspected of being made
or imported without the authorization of the owner of any right protected under this Act,
where the making or importation of copies is subject to such authorization, as well as
the impounding of the packaging of, the implements that could be used for the making
of, and the documents, accounts or business papers referring to, such copies.
(c) order payment of any damages suffered in consequence of the infringement, including
any profits enjoyed by the infringing party, that are attributable to the infringement; and
(d) award exemplary damages where it finds that the infringement is prejudicial to the
honour or reputation of the person whose rights were infringed.
(2) In addition to any civil remedy that may be ordered by the court against any person
who has infringed any right protected under this Act, the court shall have the authority to order
the destruction or other reasonable disposition of infringing copies, where they exist, and their
packaging outside the channels of commerce in such a manner as to avoid harm to the holder
of the right, unless the owner of the right requests otherwise:
Provided that copies and their packaging which were acquired by a third party in good
faith shall not be so destroyed.
(3) Where there is a danger that implements may be used to commit or continue to
commit acts of infringement, the court shall, whenever and to the extent that it is reasonable,
order their destruction or other reasonable disposition outside the channels of commerce in
such a manner as to minimize the risks of further infringements.
(4) Any person who in contravention of the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), fails to
carry out the order of the court for the destruction or other reasonable disposition of the
infringing copies or implements, shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction shall be liable
to a fine not exceeding P10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to
both.
31. Criminal sanctions
(1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act so as to infringe a right
protected under this Act for profit, shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding P20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or
to both.
(2) Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offence shall be fined a minimum of
P30,000 or a maximum of P5,000,000 or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ten years, or
to both.
32. Powers of Customs officials
Any goods imported into the country that are in contravention of the provisions of this
Act, may be placed under an embargo, destroyed or otherwise disposed of as provided for
under sections 119 and 120 of the Customs and Excise Duty Act.
33. Measures, remedies and sanctions against abuses in respect of technical means of
protection and rights management information
(1) The following acts shall be considered unlawful and, in the application of the civil and
criminal remedies under this Part, shall be assimilated to infringements of the rights protected
under this Act(a) the manufacture or importation for sale or rental of any device or means specifically
designed or adapted to circumvent any device or means intended to prevent or restrict
reproduction of a work, sound recording or a broadcast, or to impair the quality of
copies made (the latter device or means hereinafter referred to as "copy-protection or
copy-management device or means"); or
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