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The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has recommended blocking, disabling access to six domains and subdomains for pirate websites. The IPOPHL requested internet service providers to block SFlix sites, namely sflix.to, sflix.
se, sflix.is, MyFlixer sites, namely myflixerz.to, myflixertv.
to, and myflixer.today. A copy of the requests was sent to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and four internet service providers.
The requests were the result of complaints presented by the Motion Pictures Association Inc. (MPA) to the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Office. The studios of MPA members include Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.
Discovery. “These websites have neither authority nor permission, from the rightsholders, expressed or implied, to make available, publish, copy, print, reproduce, use, or make available for download or for streaming in any manner of any of the Rightsholders’ copyrighted works,” the MPA said in a statement. The copyrighted films that were pirated include “Shazam!”, “Raya and the Last Dragon”, “Girls Trip”, “Day Shift”, “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Top Gun: Maverick.
” The complaint stated that the websites violated the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. “By hosting pirated content and allowing users to access illegal copies through downloading or streaming, Respondents undermine the exclusive rights of Complainants,” the complaint read. “IPOPHL is committed to safeguard the rights of artists and the opportunities that could shape the future of the Philippine creative economy.
As an ex-officio member of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council, IPOPHL is one with the nation in fighting bad actors that derail efforts in cultivating a safe creative environment for artists,” IPOPHL Deputy Director General Nathaniel Arevalo said in a statement. No contact details of the website owner or administrator are available despite the exhaustion of all reasonable means, according to the IPOPHL. — BAP, GMA Integrated News.
