By virtue of the search warrants issued by the Makati Regional Trial Court, the NBI operatives simultaneously raided Underground Logic Inc., a leading creative design, visual effects and editorial house with office at the ground floor or Electra House Bldg., 115-117 Esteban St., Legazpi Village, Makati City and PEG South East Asia, Inc., a design engineering company with office at the 4th floor of Universal Re Bldg. 106 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.

The Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crimes Division (AFCCD) of the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), a member of the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), seized a total of 173 computers during a raid against Pinoy Data Capture Inc. in Makati City on Wednesday, April 22, putting the latter’s operations to a virtual standstill.

The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team composed of the National Bureau of Investigation, Optical Media Board and the Philippine National Police has started a crackdown against businesses in Cebu using unlicensed and pirated software as the 20-day grace period given to businesses to check their software and ensure they were compliant with the software copyright laws ended.

Armed with Inspection Orders signed by OMB Chairman Edu Manzano, several businesses in San Fernando, Mabalacat, and Angeles City in Pampanga were inspected by the OMB agents, to check the legality of their software commencing the crackdown of the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team against businesses using unlicensed and pirated software in North and Central Luzon.

After warning businesses against the use of pirated and unlicensed software and giving them ample time to legalize, the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy (PAPT) started its crackdown campaign with a raid against an engineering company in Taguig City for allegedly using in its business operations pirated copies of Autodesk and Microsoft software.

The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), composed of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Optical Media Board (OMB) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched an intensive information and geographical expansion campaign targeted at companies using unlicensed software entitled “Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!”

Operatives of member agencies of the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT) recently conducted separate raids on two companies – one in Makati City and the other in Calamba, Laguna -- for allegedly using counterfeit software in their business operation, resulting in the seizure of P11.6 million worth of computers and software.