Republic of the Philippines

National Capital Judicial Region

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Banch !"# $a%ati Cit&

OGIE RIVERA VA
VALENCIANO
LENCIANO,,
 Defendant.
Civil Case No. __________ 
- versus - For: Copyright I!rige"et
#ith $a"ages
%&ILI%%INE IN'(I()(E OF
CO*%O'ER', A)(&OR' AN$
%)+LI'&ER', INC,
 Plaintiff,

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$OTION TO 'I($I((
$e!eat thru ousel, respet!ully "oves this &oora/le Court to
is"iss the plaiti!!0s o"plait o the !ollo1ig grous:
2. (hat the
the pleaig
pleaig assertig
assertig the
the lai" states
states o ause
ause o! atio3
atio3
4. (hat th
thee ourt has
has o 5urisiti
5urisitio
o over the
the perso
perso o! the e!eat
e!eat..

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CA)'E OF AC(ION
 #hile it is ot /eig eie that the esta/lish"et, 6Eat, 'ig a
$ae Restaurat7 loate at 8r Floor Gree/elt 9, Ayala Aveue, *aati
City, o1e a operate /y herei $e!eat, has /ee playig the allege
opyrighte o"positios, 6Ag %agi/ig ;o Ay #agas7, 6'a Isag +uas
alag ;ita *a"ahali7, 6Lagig 'a1i7 a 6Ag %ag/a/ali7, i the
ourse o! its /usiess operatios, suh at aot /e sai to ostitute a
i!rige"et upo the Copyright la1. (he o"posers o! the oteste
"usial o"positios 1aive their right i !avor o! the geeral pu/li 1he
they allo1e their itelletual reatios to /eo"e property o! the pu/li
o"ai /e!ore applyig !or the orrespoig opyrights !or the sa"e.
(he 'upre"e Court has rule that <%aragraph 88 o! %atet O!!ie
A"iistrative Orer No. 8 =as a"ee, ate 'epte"/er 2>, 2?@B etitle
Rules o! %ratie i the %hilippies %atet O!!ie relatig to the Registratio
o! Copyright Clai"s pro"ulgate pursuat to Repu/li At 2D9, provies
a"og other thigs that a itelletual reatio shoul /e opyrighte thirty
=8B ays a!ter its pu/liatio, i! "ae i *aila, or 1ithi the =DB ays i! 
"ae else1here, !ailure o! 1hih reers suh reatio pu/li property.<
='atos v. *Cullough %ritig Co"pay, 24 'CRA 84@-849 2?D@.
Iee, i! the geeral pu/li has "ae use o! the o/5et sought to /e
opyrighte !or thirty =8B ays prior to the opyright appliatio the la1
ee"s the o/5et to have /ee oate to the pu/li o"ai a the sa"e
a o loger /e opyrighte. =Filipio 'oiety o! Co"posers vs. +e5a"i
(a, G.R. o. L-8D@4B

It appears o the reors /e!ore the Itelletual %roperty O!!ie that the
a!ore"etioe "usial o"positios have /ee "ae popular o "oths
 /e!ore they ha /ee opyrighte, hee, the %laiti!! aot lai"
elusive right over the". CoseHuetly, it is lear that the "usial
o"positios i Huestio have /eo"e pu/li property a there!ore /eyo
the protetio o! the Copyright La1.

+. (&A( (&E CO)R( &A' NO )RI'$IC(ION OVER (&E

%ER'ON OF (&E $EFEN$AN(

I aitio to the a/ove"etioe grou, ue to the e!etive ser vie

o! su""os, the ourt has ot aHuire 5urisitio over the perso o! the
e!eat. +ase o the reors, servie o! su""os 1as "ae upo the
e!eat /y su/stitute servie3 that servie 1as "ae o the 'eurity
guar o! the esta/lish"et. 'etio , Rule 2@ o! the Rules o! ourt
 provies:

'EC. . 'u/stitute servie. J I!, !or 5usti!ia/le auses, the e!eat

aot /e serve 1ithi a reasoa/le ti"e as provie i the preeig
setio, servie "ay /e e!!ete =aB /y leavig opies o! the su""os at the
e!eats resiee 1ith so"e perso o! suita/le age a isretio the
resiig therei, or =/B /y leavig the opies at e!eats o!!ie or regular 
 plae o! /usiess 1ith so"e o"petet perso i harge thereo!.

As hel i Casmina vs. Legaspi (2005), it is to /e ote that i ase o! 

su/stitute servie, there shoul /e a report iiatig that the perso 1ho
reeive the su""os i the e!eats /ehal! 1as oe 1ith 1ho" the
e!eat ha a relatio o! o!iee, esurig that the latter 1oul
atually reeive the su""os.
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Greetigs
%lease tae otie that o (hursay, 'epte"/er 2, 429, at 9: p".,
or as soo therea!ter as ousel "ay /e hear, the uersige 1ill as this
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