Intellectual property
1. Pirated Software from Abroad Bernie works for a large consulting company in Hong Kong. When he was on holiday in Albay, he found an Office suite that looks identical to Microsoft Office. The package he found costs P50.00 compared to the price tag of P30,000. Bernie knew that the seller does not honor copyright law. Despite the documentation looking like it has been photocopied, he decided to buy it and returned home with it. • Do you think Bernie has done anything wrong? yes, Bernie had done wrong for buying a pirated product which is not justifiable to both law and the company who invented the product. • Do you think the customs will confiscate it should they find out? yes, we think that the customs will confiscate it should they find out about it. it is illegal to sell pirated items and seeing that it is illegal items, surely is was smuggled by the people where Bernie bought it. the seller may not smuggle it personally but them selling a pirated item will constitute t
