In this section, you will find an extensive database of articles written by the professionals of the Dannemann Siemsen law firm. There are more than 700 titles that explore all aspects of intellectual property rights and related topics, constantly updated.
In addition to online access, IDS is proud to have the largest and most complete physical intellectual property library in Latin America. Virtually everything published in the intellectual property area is on our shelves or database. There are more than 10.000 titles, including classic and contemporary works, treatises by national and international authors and all the relevant IP journals and magazines. Students, professors, researchers, and judges can schedule a visit to our library and consult our collection.
IDS also has significant editorial output. Among other works, we have published “Comments on the Industrial Property Law” (a book often cited by Brazilian courts and academia), “Applied Industrial Property For Judges” (a book that serves as a practical guide for judges to decide IP cases) and several other books and technical booklets.
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The Central Collection and Distribution Agency (ECAD) has announced that copyright royalties must now be paid for the public performance of music via the Internet. Terms for the authorization of this type of online performance are set out in a standard agreement, which users must execute with ECAD. The agreement only covers 'public performances', which are defined as: "any act by t[...]