Copyright law of Brazil

Production photo of the film Banana da Terra (1939), starring Carmen Miranda. According to current copyright legislation in Brazil, this photo (and the film) entered the public domain 70 years after 1 January 1940; that is, in 2010.

The copyright law of Brazil is primarily based on Law Nº9,610 of 19 February 1998.[1] Additionally, Brazil has signed the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement.


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