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Practice question: Anti-Wire Tapping Act (RA 4200)

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Explain RA 4200's general private-recording prohibition and Ramirez's treatment of a participating recorder. Is the intended use in litigation an automatic exception?

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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