Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition in support of a lawsuit challenging Colombia’s copyright bill passed last year to comply with the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Senator Camilo Romero has challenged the controversial law (known popularly as “Ley Lleras 2”) in the Constitutional Court. He warns that the law severely limits rights such as freedom of expression and privacy, and it restricts access to knowledge.
SOURCES:
- Sen’s Romero’s page with the sign-on letter.
- Text of the Constitutional Challenge.
- “12 mil firmas respaldan demanda contra Ley Lleras2.0.” Revista Gobierno, August 28, 2012.
For further background information, see also the letter signed by international copyright experts sent to the Colombian legislature last April, available in English and Spanish.
