On April 20, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture announced it is seeking comments on its draft legislation that would reform the copyright bill, which will be accepted until May 20.  Its notice requesting comments on the legislation suggests that comments are especially desired on certain topics, such as the use of works on the internet and the reproduction of works.  Earlier in the week, Pedro Paranaguá noted that a detailed report by the Lula government on the proposed changes has not been made public, and that an upcoming meeting sponsored by the Ministry of Culture brings together government, copyright owners, and collection societies, but excludes civil society representatives and academics.

The Ministry of Culture has indicated it is especially interested in receiving comments on the following provisions:

  1. Limits on the rights of the Author (Art. 46.47, 48 and 52-D);
  2. Uses of the Internet works (Arts. 5, 29 and 46 and 105-A, II);
  3. Reproduction of literary works (Art. 88-A, 88-B, 99-B);
  4. Work under the order and due to the bond (Art. 52-C);
  5. Collective Administration of Copyright (Art. 68 § § 5, 6, 7 and 8; arts.86, 86-A, 98, 98-B, 98-C 0.98-D, 99 § 6, 99-A, 99 and B-100);
  6. State supervision of the entities for the collection and distribution of direct (Art. 98 § 2, 98-A, 100-A, 100-B 110-A, 110-C);
  7. Unified register of works (Arts. 19, 20, 30, 113-A).

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