Motion to Dismiss

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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$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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A.

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#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.

Also, i  B.D. Long Span Builders, In. v. !.S. "mpelo#uio !ealt$  Development, In., (5%% SC!" &'), the 'upre"e Court hel that the i"possi/ility o! pro"pt persoal servie "ust /e sho1 /y statig that e!!orts have /ee "ae to !i the e!eat persoally a that suh e!!orts have !aile. (his is eessary /eause su/stitute servie is i erogatio o!  the usual "etho o! servie. It is a "etho etraoriary i harater, hee, "ay /e use oly as presri/e a i the iru"staes authoriKe /y statute. (he statutory reHuire"ets o! su/stitute servie "ust /e !ollo1e stritly, !aith!ully a !ully, a ay su/stitute servie other tha that authoriKe /y statute is osiere ie!!etive. I this ase, it 1as ot sho1 that the guar 1ho reeive the su""os i /ehal! o! the plaiti!! possesse a relatio o! o!iee that  petitioer 1oul e!iitely reeive the su""os. (his is ot the i o!  servie ote"plate /y la1. (hus, servie o the seurity guar oul ot  /e osiere as su/statial o"pliae 1ith the reHuire"ets o! su/stitute servie. =Chu vs. *ah Asia (raig Corporatio =428B. (here /eig o vali servie o! su""os, the ourt is 1ithout  5urisitio over the perso o! the e!eat.

PRA)ER 

#&EREFORE, i vie1 o! the !oregoig, e!eat prays that  plaiti!!0s o"plait /e is"isse, 1ith osts agaist the plaiti!!.

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