Universal will donate more than 200,000 master recordings from the '20-40s, to be published on the Web. [13jan11]
Universal will donate more than 200,000 master recordings from the '20-40s, to be published on the Web. [13jan11]
"Once again, absolutely nothing enters the Public Domain this year". [04jan11]
A new landscape of possibilities for research and education in the humanities. [17dec10]
...and public consultation open until August 31st. [02aug10]
The Brazilian Copyright Act (Law 9.610/98) is going to be reformed. A public consultation is open until August the 31st, after an extension of the initial period of 45 days in order to expand the opportunity for participation.
More than 1,200 contributions about the proposed changes, which have sparked intense debate in the blogosphere and on Twitter, have been submitted since June 14th.
At the end of the consultation, the text will be redrafted based on the proposals made by the public. There is no deadline for the Executive to submit the project to the Congress.
More info [in Portuguese]: http://www.cultura.gov.br/consultadireitoautoral/
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