Costa Rica Ratifies Copyright Law

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This bill changes several copyright related laws (their names in Spanish: “Ley de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos”, “Ley de Procedimientos de Observancia de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual” and “Ley de Información no divulgada”).

The Assembly had approved this project in its initial discussion back on March. It was then forwarded to the Constitutional Court for consultation, who green lighted it on Tuesday for its definitive approval.

Source: prensalibre.com

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