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Transparency rule of social networks in debate of Fake News Bill of Law divides opinion between major social media platforms and civil society representatives. After approval in the Brazilian Senate, the House of Representatives is currently discussing Bill of Law No. 2630 of 2020 (“Fake News Law”), in particular the implementation of transparency rules. Among the determinations provided (...)

Rio de Janeiro State Court decides that a full rights buyout can only occur when the authors of a particular work receive compensation for the copyright transfer. According to a recent decision rendered by the 2nd Business Court of the State Court of Rio de Janeiro, a full rights buyout can only occur if the authors of a particular (...)

Public consultation on regulatory impact analysis on half-price entry legal obligation is postponed to August. The National Film Agency (ANCINE) extended for another month the Public Consultation on the Regulatory Impact Analysis – AIR regarding the legal obligation of half-price entry into the Brazilian exhibition market, launched in May this year. The analysis presents data related (...)

Fiocruz develops low complexity and efficient equipment for air filtration in ICUs. The team of the Infrastructure General Cordination of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation´s Campi (‘Fiocruz’) has developed an efficient and low cost equipment for air treatment in Intensive Care Units (‘ICU’). The development of such device was motivated by emergency of a sanitary crisis due (...)

US Supreme Court maintains legal prohibition on robocalls to cell phones. In a recent decision issued by the United States Supreme Court, the prohibition established by the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act on robocalls to cell phones was maintained. The constitutionality of such law was challenged by political consultants for allegedly violating the First Amendment (...)

Scientists report differences in the blood plasma of COVID-19 patients. Scientists at the Crick Institute, in the United Kingdom, and at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin, in Berlin, quickly determined, through mass spectrometry, the levels of various proteins in the blood plasma of COVID-19 patients. According to the results, some of these proteins are linked to the severity of (...)

Cinematographic works financed through incentive resources may be released in drive in cinemas. The Board of Directors of the Brazilian National Film Agency (“ANCINE”) held, on July 9, that movie theaters in the drive-in modality are equal to traditional theaters for the purposes of complying with contractual and regulatory obligations. According to ANCINE,  drive-ins theaters (...)

The Brazilian Central Bureau for Collection and Distribuition (ECAD) defends the payment. of copyright royalties on sponsored live streams.  In an increasingly digital world, the music industry has primarily used digital platforms for the publicity and reproduction of music. With the Covid-19 Pandemic, artists and record lables realized that the live streams, i.e., live presentations (...)