[Ecommerce] SIGN A PETITION FOR AMENDING THE BRAZILIAN COPYRIGHT LAW

[Pedro Moniz]

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SIGN A PETITION FOR AMENDING THE BRAZILIAN COPYRIGHT LAW
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FGV=B4s Centre for Technology and Society is barred from the IFPI press
conference
Tuesday 17 October 2006
www.a2kbrasil.org.br

It has just taken place at Copacabana Palace, in Rio de Janeiro, a press
conference of the International Federation of the Phonografic Industry
(IFPI).

Even though FGV had gotten oficial accreditation to participate on the
conference, the Centre for Technology and Society=B4s team of professors WE=
RE
BARRED FROM ENTERING the room.

FGV team of professors, Carlos Affonso Souza, Pedro Paranagu=E1, and S=E9rg=
io
Branco, were told that the room could fit only 40 persons but they already
had around 50 inside it. When asked if the professors could have access and
keep standing at least to hear the debate, they were told that there was no
room even for standing.

However, after having talked to journalists from TV SBT, O Estado de Sao
Paulo, Reuters, Associated Press, Folha de Sao Paulo amongst others, the
professors were told that the room was not full and that there were places
available.

They tried to obtain the press release, but they were told that IFPA ran ou=
t
of the copies, and that their representative would send a copy via email =
=97
FGV is still waiting for it.

The IFPI, that represents the major recording companies in the world, held
this morning a national (Brazilian) press release to officially inform that
they are initiating a new round of court actions, this time in Brazil,
against users of peer-to-peer networks, a system for downloading files,
including music, through software like Soulseek, eMule etc.. They are
spreading their court actions from the USA to Brazil.

FGV=B4s Centre for Technology and Society, under the A2K programme, has
prepared a Manifesto clarifying the situation and proposing an amendment to
the Brazilian copyright law in order to bring a balance to the discussion.

Since FGV was not allowed to enter the conference room, there being
bodyguards walking around to intimidate our peaceful professors, they waite=
d
until the journalists and photographers were coming out of the room to spea=
k
to them and to deliver the Manifesto.

All of the journalists got very interested on the issue, and were surprised
that FGV was barred from the meeting, despite having had its accreditation
accepted.

Make your voice heard!

Sign on the online petition prepared by the Centre for Technology and
Society (CTS) at FGV School of Law in Rio de Janeiro, to be sent to the
Brazilian National Congress in order to amend the Brazilian copyright law.

To sign the Manifesto, click at www.a2kbrasil.org.br/ENG
<http://www.petitiononline.com/netlivre/><http://www.petitiononline.com/net=
livre/>

For a Portuguese version, visit www.direitodeacesso.org.br

The Manifesto is in English, Castellano, and Portuguese. It is supported
from the begining by Derechos Digitales (Chile), CPSR-Per=FA (Peru),
Alternative Law Forum (India), Free Culture (law students from the USA),
Audionautes (France), iRights (Germany), and IP Justice (USA).