Ley 1520 de 2012 | Ley 1520 de 2012 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 1520 de 2012

This provision is the preamble to Law 1520 of 2012, stating that it implements commitments under the Colombia–United States Trade Promotion Agreement and its modifying protocol.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 1520 de 2012
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Language
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anti-piracy author rights content licensing content quotas copyright copyright infringement copyright-related rights counterfeit goods criminal penalties cumplimiento definitions derechos de artistas intérpretes o ejecutantes derechos de autor derechos de autor y conexos digital content digital rights management distribution rights duración de protección fonogramas government review infringement intellectual property intellectual property enforcement internet retransmission +17 more

Statute overview

About this statute

This provision is the preamble to Law 1520 of 2012, stating that it implements commitments under the Colombia–United States Trade Promotion Agreement and its modifying protocol. This article states that its purpose is to implement Colombia’s commitments under specified trade agreement instruments. This article adds definitions for copyright-related terms such as author, work, phonogram, broadcasting, and title/ownership. The provision states two rebuttable presumptions for copyright-related civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings: the named person is presumed to own the rights, and the copyright or related right is presumed to still exist unless there is proof otherwise. Se protege la propiedad literaria y artística por la vida del autor más 80 años, con las formalidades que fije la ley.

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