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LEGISLATION
Collaborating to the application and improvement of Brazilian laws regarding Intellectual Property, copyrights and piracy combat in a general form is one of FNCP (National Forum Against Piracy and Counterfeiting) goals. Aiming this improvement, FNCP takes part in educational, repressive and economical actions. Besides that, FNCP also sponsors the creation of new laws that support the piracy combat.
In August 2004, after the close of the Piracy Parliamentary Investigation Committee (“CPI” – Comissão Parlamentar de Inquérito), the Federal Government established, in the structure of the Ministry of Justice, the National Council to Combat Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes - CNCP, responsible for the elaboration and implementation of the National Plan to Piracy Combat. According to CNCP, Piracy is known as the violation of the copyrights dealt in the laws nº 9.609 e 9.610, both from February 19th, 1998.
The National Forum Against Piracy and Counterfeiting (FNCP) takes part in actions that aim the tax release and also interacts before Parliamentary front of Piracy and Bio piracy Combat National Congress in the sense of approving new laws which aim the end of piracy and incentives the illegal commerce.
Links
Federal Constitution of Brazil
Constitutional Text from October 5th, 1988 with alterations adapted by constitutional amendments. http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL_03/Constituicao/Constitui%C3%A7ao.htm
Law n° 9.610, from 02.19.1998
changes, updates and consolidates the legislation about copyrights and makes other provisions
http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL/Leis/L9610.htm
Law nº 9.609, from 02.19.1998
Regulates the Protection of Intellectual Property of Software, its Commercialization in the Country, and other provisions
http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/L9609.htm
Law nº 9.279, from 05.14.1996
Regulates Industrial Property Rights and Obligations.
http://www.planalto.gov.br/CCIVIL/Leis/L9279.htm
Draft Law nº: PL-333/1999
Increases the penalties for those who commit crime against trademarks and patents, against geographical indications and unfair competition.
http://www.camara.gov.br/sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=15318
Draft Law: PL-1064/2003
Increases the confinement penalty to the crime of violation of copyright rights and authorizes the remittance of "pirate products", to children and elders charity organizations.
http://www.camara.gov.br/Sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=116673
Draft Law: PL 3964/2004 (Piracy Parliamentary Investigation Committee) provides new wording for certain provisions from Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding the judgment of crimes against immaterial property.
http://www.camara.gov.br/sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=335810
Draft Law: PL 3965/2004 (Piracy Parliamentary Investigation Committee) provides new wording for Law n° 9.279, from 1996, increasing the penalties applied to the crime of violation of copyrights in case of industrial property.
http://www.camara.gov.br/sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=260888
Draft Law: PL 3966/2004 (Piracy Parliamentary Investigation Committee) increases the penalties to the crimes of software piracy.
http://www.camara.gov.br/sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=260889
Draft Law: PL 3967/2004 (Piracy Parliamentary Investigation Committee) Changes the penalties of smuggling and handling of stolen goods.
http://www.camara.gov.br/Sileg/Prop_Detalhe.asp?id=260890
Ministry of Justice
www.mj.gov.br
National Council to Combat Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes – CNCP
http://www.mj.gov.br/combatepirataria/
IMPORTANT: the files and texts related in this site are for general information only. They do not replace the texts or files published in the respective Official Gazettes of the State.
Ministry of Justice
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