BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER WORLD COPYRIGHT LAW REPORT, MARCH 2005 In Cinemas La Huasteca v Federal Congress (RA 296/2004 Amparo 1340/2003), the Ninth Circuit Court in Mexico City has overruled an earlier district court resolution and found that group of film exhibitors and broadcasters do have the right to bring a constitutional action against a copyright remuneration scheme. The [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER WORLD COPYRIGHT LAW REPORT, JUNE 2006 The Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill to insert Article 26ter, which deals with remuneration rights for reproduction of works of authorship, into the Copyright Act. Three years ago Congress passed a bill adopting Article 26bis, a remuneration right for the public communication of [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER WORLD COPYRIGHT LAW REPORT, OCTOBER 2004 The Mexican Congress has passed a bill amending the Copyright Act 1996 in order to grant additional rights to authors and holders of neighbouring rights (eg, artists and record producers). Among other things, the bill: entitles authors and artists to claim royalties for the secondary [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, APRIL 2007 Intellectual property laws around the world have recognized the complex nature of human creativity, and have divided it into three major areas: patents — for creativity in technology, based on the principle of novelty; copyright — for artistic creativity, based on the principle of originality; and trade [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER WORLD COPYRIGHT LAW REPORT, DECEMBER 2007 The market research company IDC has published the results of a new study into piracy rates in Mexico. The study and research took place at the request of Microsoft Mexico. It estimates piracy rates in Mexico to be 63%, compared to an average of 35% [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MAY 2008 TV or advertisements are audiovisual productions like films, TV programmes or videos –moving pictures with sound that can be viewed with the assistance of equipment. Their nature is unique though, since they are made to promote a trade marked product or service. In any event, TV [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER COPYRIGHT WORLD ISSUE #180, MAY 2008 Copyright enforcement is a puzzle that has troubled governments around the world. It does not exhaust or terminate just by the fact that rights are recognized in a given jurisdiction or that courts have the willingness to enforce them. Creating rules to stop or deter [...]

POR LUIS C. SCHMIDT SOCIO MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, NOVEMBER 2009 For the past several decades, the world has struggled to protect folkloric expressions, without yet achieving a result that is either globally consistent or satisfactory. The need for protection derives from the fact that Western civilisations have adapted folklore as a means of entertainment or have [...]

BY LUIS C. SCHMIDT PARTNER GETTING THE DEAL THROUGH - COPYRIGHTS 2008 LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT 1 WHAT IS THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION? The legislation affecting copyright in Mexico includes: the Copyright Act 1996; the 1998 Regulations to the Copyright Act; the Industrial Property Act 1991 and reforms of 1994; the Federal Penal Code 1931 and amendments of 1996. [...]