In Brazil, “File Sharing Is Cool!”
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
"Following a lengthy public consultation, a consortium of academics, educators, and musical and digital cultural organizations, known as the Network for Copyright Law Reform in Brazil, recently put forward a list of proposals on domestic copyright reform in Brazil. The most exciting of the 15 contributions proposed to "make sharing legal" ("Compartilhamento legal!") by collecting a small levy from all Internet subscribers in exchange for legalizing noncommercial file-sharing...."