[p2p-research] Fwd: [fcforum] The Brazilian Copyright Bill in English Translation

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Pablo Ortellado <pablo at riseup.net>
Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 6:10 AM
Subject: [fcforum] The Brazilian Copyright Bill in English Translation
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http://www.gpopai.usp.br/blogs/

Brazil is currently conducting a broad reform of its copyright law. The
purpose is to bring the law up to date with the digital age, to
strengthen the rights of authors and consumers and to address issues
like private copying, format shifting, remixing, access for education,
preservation of cultural heritage, orphan works, the collective rights
management system and payola. After more than four years of intense
debate in numerous conferences, sectorial meetings and workshops, the
Ministry of Culture which is in charge of the law reform, published its
proposal for the bill on 14 June 2010 for public consultation. The text
of the law draft which we present here in English translation has
received nearly 4,000 comments as of today. The consultation continues
until 31 August. The registration for contributing to the online
consultation requires a CPF, a registration number from the Brazilian
Ministry of Finance. However, we believe that making the text of the
draft accessible in English is useful both for allowing readers outside
Brazil to assess what is being discussed here and for the ongoing debate
on copyrights in countries across the globe.

The Portuguese version of the current Brazilian Copyright Law
consolidated with the proposed bill is available here:
http://www.cultura.gov.br/consultadireitoautoral/lei-961098-consolidada/

The English translation is here:
http://www.gpopai.usp.br/blogs/files/2010/08/brazilian_copyright_bill_consolidated_june_2010.pdf

The public consultation is here:
http://www.cultura.gov.br/consultadireitoautoral/consulta/



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