INQUIRER.net: Pay for the music in poll jingles, candidates urged

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Pay for the music in poll jingles, candidates urged Dec 22nd 2012, 20:30 MANILA, Philippines—Listen up, candidates. Before you use the ubiquitous "Gangnam Style" as your campaign jingle for next year's elections, make sure you pay Psy's record company first. Music, after all, does not come for free.   In a letter sent to all 32 senatorial candidates on Tuesday, the Music Copyright Administrators of the Philippines (MCAP) reminded the candidates that the unauthorized use of a song for a political campaign is a crime under the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines that carries a penalty of nine years in prison and/or a fine of up to P1.5 million. Changing the lyrics of a song without prior permission of the composer or music publish... Keep on reading: Pay for the music in poll jingles, candidates urged Media files: psy1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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