Section 30
SEC. 30. Unless authorized by the copyright proprietor concerned, importation into the Philippines of any piratical copies or likeness of any work in which Philippine copyright subsists is prohibited, except when imported under the following circumstances: First. When copies of the work are not available in the Philippines and — Not more than one copy at one time is imported for strictly individual use only, or The importation is by authority of and for the use of the Philippine Government; or The importation, consisting of not more than three such copies or likenesses in any one invoice, is not for sale but for the use only of any religious, charitable, or educational society or institution duly incorporated or registered, or is for the encouragement of the fine arts, or for any state school, college, university, or free public library in the Philippines. Second. When such copies form parts of libraries and personal baggage belonging to persons or families arriving from foreign countries and arc not intended for sale provided such copies do not exceed three. Copies imported as allowed by this section may not lawfully be used in any way to violate the rights of the proprietor of Philippine copyright or annul or limit the protection secured by this Decree, and such unlawful use shall be deemed an infringement and shall be punishable as such without prejudice to the proprietor's right of action. The Commissioner of Customs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Finance, is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for preventing the importation of articles the importation of which is prohibited under this section and for seizing and condemning and disposing of the same in case they are discovered after they have been imported.