Practice question
Ben did not make an illegal private-conversation recording, but knowingly obtains a copy and replays it to others. No statutory exception applies. Is lack of participation in the original recording a complete defense under Section 1?
- Yes, only the first recorder is covered.
- Yes, copying automatically legalizes it.
- No; the statute separately addresses knowing possession and replay of the covered illegally obtained recording.
- Yes, unless Ben is a public officer.
- No, because every lawful recording is also prohibited.
Legal references
- RA 4200, Sections 1–4, private communications, judicial authorization and exclusion: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1965/ra_4200_1965.html
- Ramirez v Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 93833, September 28, 1995, main decision, participant recording: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1995/sep1995/gr_93833_1995.html
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