Listed among the five toughest laws in the world [pt] with regard to access to information and cultural products in protected works, the Brazilian Copyright Act (Law 9.610/98) is to be reformed. A public consultation [pt] is open until August the 31st, after an extension of the initial period of 45 days in order to expand the opportunity for participation. More than 1,200 contributions about the proposed changes, which have sparked intense debate in the blogosphere and twittosphera, have been submitted since June 14th. read more at: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/07/30/brazil-copyright-reform-proposal-un...