After several years under discussion the Civil Rights Framework
for the Internet has finally been approved at the National Congress
and sanctioned by President Dilma Rousseff.
The importance of the Internet nowadays is undeniable and the
Civil Rights Framework deals with many sensitive issues such as the
protection of the privacy and of the personal details of the users,
the assurance of freedom of expression and neutrality of the
web.
In dealing with a type of "constitution for the
Internet", however, the approved text falls short in not
expressly listing respect for copyright among those rights which
should regulate control of the use of the Internet in Brazil.
One cannot deny the fact that much of the appeal and usefulness
of the Internet is based on the transmission and access to content
which is capable of being protected by copyright and Intellectual
Property rights that are the fruit of the creativity of authors and
investment by titleholders throughout
