An expert on intellectual property on Wednesday said he doesn’t believe that actress Cherie Gil could lay claim to the iconic “second rate, trying hard copycat” line as her intellectual property.

Veteran actress Cherie Gil claiming she owns the rights to the memorable line—through her lawyer – sent a Cease and Desist letter to Viva Films, which is currently running the musical adaptation of the film “Bituing Walang Ningning” at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. demanding for the iconic line to be struck from the musical in its succeeding show dates.

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