In response to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
taking effect on July 1, 2020, the Mexican government made
adjustments to its intellectual property (IP) legislation,
including amendments to its Federal Copyright Law and Federal
Criminal Code, effective July 2, 2020.
In a nutshell, the amendments include:
Works Made Available to the Public: Inclusion
as a form of public communication of works made available to the
public by wire or wireless means allowing access at a place and
time individually chosen by the public members, and rights to
holders of economic rights to authorize or prohibit such
communications
Technological Protection Measures: Regulation
of effective technological protection measures, comprising any
technology, device or component, protecting copyrights or related
rights, controlling access to a work, performance or phonogram,
including civil remedies and redress, as well as criminal
procedures and penalties for the violation of
