From an article by Jerry Hirsch at  SOURCE

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"If implemented, Brazil's plan would negatively affect a range of US industries, from entertainment to software to pharmaceuticals."

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"``Essentially, the Brazilian position would be: `We're going to have state-sanctioned piracy,''' said Neil Turkewitz, an executive vice president of the Recording Industry Association of America, the US music industry's largest trade and lobbying group.

While it's not unusual for nations to slap high tariffs on a basket of goods as retaliation in disputes, sanctioning the copying of one country's products is unconventional and possibly illegal, said trade officials. At the minimum, the move would require a new law in Brazil and WTO approval, they said."

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"A move against US copyrights or patents would probably draw retaliation from Washington on key Brazilian exports, said Dan Glickman, chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America and agriculture secretary in the Clinton administration."

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"Entertainment and software make especially tempting targets because of the ease with which they can be copied. Piracy of music and movies is already a big problem for US entertainment companies in Brazil, accounting for up to 60 percent of the market.

US companies are estimated to have lost nearly US$1 billion last year from copyright infringement in Brazil.

Nonetheless, Brazilians see economic and social advantages to easing copyright and patent restrictions."
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Hmmmmm...Do Tell!
~CodeWarriorz Thoughts

I think Brazil might end up being "the place to be" when the content cartels drive all us freedom nuts out of the rest of the Western World.

But there's also Brazil Nuts ..LOL...

They are bluffing.

But what a bluff it is!

The RIAA labels only have 40% of the market in Brazil, so the other 60% MUST be pirates. There's no other logical explanation.

/sarcasm

I hear Brazil has some pretty hot women, not to mention mardi gras.

haha i hope they stop enforcing it.

How Much You want to bet that if this happens, several online stores will be created to sell them... maybe $4.99 plus S+H? I'll arrange a dead drop point in that happens.

Go for it Brazil! Theres always the asian contries that you can do business with.

Excellent...the The RIAA will have CHina in Asia and Brazil in South America to cry about. GO BRAZIL.....

Brazil has signed the WIPO treaty - they would have to wriggle their way out of that first, a diplomatic challenge.

Given the economic issues & rampant poverty facing Brazil, does anyone REALLY think they give a rat's ass about enforcing copyrights?

Seems they have larger, more important problems on their plates to deal with.

Raindance writes "Lawrence Lessig has a great article up on Technology Review about the World Social Forum held this past January in Brazil. In addition to telling an engaging story, it covers topics ranging from GNU and DRM to Brazil's interesting stance on the rights of foreign copyright holders, and is a good introduction to the permission culture/remix culture debate. It also makes me want to live in Brazil."

--teaser from a slashdot article

Whatever Tell me when it happens for real.