Barrios Montenegro Abogados desires to keep you
informed about matters we believe that might be of your interest.
Accordingly, below you will find a brief description of the latest
legislative action carried out in the Colombian Congress regarding
the Pepe Sánchez Bill. Last Tuesday, May 23th 2017,
the Senate at its fourth full session passed Pepe
Sánchez Bill, which means that the only pending
instance for this Bill to become an enforceable law is the
Presidential approval thereof.
Following are some relevant aspects of the Pepe Sanchez Bill,
which will be added to article 98 of Law 23 of 1982:
1. The purpose of the Bill is the recognition in favor of the
authors of cinematographic or audiovisual works in general as
detailed in the following item, to preserve the right to receive a
fair remuneration for acts of public communication of audiovisual
work, which includes making it available and its commercial
rental.
