Content moderation: Google secures victory in landmark ruling by Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice
In August 2024, the third panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) assessed the legal authority of YouTube, a social media platform owned by Google, to remove or suspend user content that breached its terms of service without requiring a court order. In this regard, Article 19 of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework […]
Personal Data Protection Regulation in Brazil: Potential Conflict Between Laws
A new version of the Draft Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (DBPPD) has been made available for public consultation, with a final deadline for contributions by April 30th, 2015. The text is based on a first version dated 2011, which was enriched with some contributions made at that time. During these four years […]
The “Marco Civil Da Internet” and Copyright Protection
The recently enacted Law No. 12.965 of April 23, 2014 – commonly referred to as the “Marco Civil da Internet” – has received significant publicity for both its vanguard content and the concerns it raises to certain Internet market players. The Marco Civil da Internet is not the “Internet Constitution” as it has been coined […]