Two draft amendments to the Copyright Law 23 of 1982 covering
Columbian copyright law are being reviewed in Congress and are
awaiting approval.
While one of the drafts, promoted by the Congressional House of
Representatives Congress, seeks to establish a remuneration right
for authors of cinematographic works, the second draft is required
by the FTA (Free Trade Agreement) between Colombia and United
States.
This last draft, which aims to a broader amendment of Law 23,
has as one of its objectives the inclusion of new technologies
among its regulations. In this regard, it proposes, among other
things, to update the digital divide of some Article 8 definitions
and the powers of the holders of copyright and/or its assignees.
Moreover, it establishes civil liability for people who avoid
technological protection measures of copyright whether they
configure an infringement of copyright or not.
