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Piracy is to be judged by state court

3/2/2010

Foz do Iguaçu - The crimes of smuggling and smuggling of pirated CDs and DVDs committed within the national territory will be tried in state court. The decision was made last week by Superior Court of Justice (STJ). With the change, only the smugglers caught in the act of crossing a country to another with DVDs and CDs will be judged by the Federal Court.

According to the minister's decision Napoleão Nunes Maia Filho, when there transnationality - to move from one country to another with the goods - all crimes will be investigated and prosecuted in the county town where did the act.

For the coordinator of the Brazilian Chamber of Video rentals Commercial Association of São Paulo (ACP), Roberto Olivio, the decision brings relief to the category. "With the determination of crime in state court, the proceedings will walk faster, the trials will be more agile. In federal court, the judges are stuck process and not realize it, "he says.

Even optimistic, Roberto Olivio, who also heads the Association Paranaense Anti-Piracy (APCP), said that not enough flexibility in the process: the law enforcement community must also do their part. "No verification has no act, no investigation, no case. There must be supervision, "he asks.

According to the press office of the Association Anti-Piracy Film and Music (APCM), most cases of piracy have been judged by the state court and the decision from the Supreme Court only confirms this practice.

Smuggling and smuggling of other goods, like tires, drugs, weapons, toys, drinks and cigarettes, will be tried in federal court district where the crime was committed. The anti-piracy law reliably predicts 1 to 4 years in prison and fines for those who manufacture, distribute, sell and buy pirated CDs and DVDs.

Seizures

The volume of seizures recorded optical media - CDs and DVDs pirates - the Federal Revenue Office in Foz do Iguacu, west of the state, fell 41% from 2008 to 2009: were R$ 969 thousand in the past against R$ 1.6 million the previous year. According to the deputy chief Gilberto Tragancin does not mean that piracy has decreased. "This is a trend that has been observed by us, piracy is being domestically produced in small laboratories, closer to consumption centers. She is no longer imported from Paraguay, "analyzes.

Rafael Belini, executive secretary of the National Forum Against Piracy (FNCP), agrees with the delegate. In his opinion, the risk and cost of searching CDs and DVDs in Paraguay is very large. "It was cheaper and practical to produce and sell in Brazil," he says.

Roberto Olivio points out that this internalization of the production of pirated material is a result of the modernization of information technology. "Today you do not need a big laboratory to produce pirated CDs and DVDs. With a modern computer at home, you can make hundreds, thousands of DVDs and CDs, "he said.

Statistics gathered by the APCM show that at least 60% of the products offered by the recording industry are pirated, that is, for every 10 CDs and DVDs consumed by the population, 6 are pirates. This, according to data from the APCM, causes an annual loss of R$ 354 million for industry and fails to generate 20 thousand jobs per year. In Paraná, according to APCP, in 2007 there were 1,2 thousand rental companies registered in the state, today there are only 600. The move, according to the Association, fell 60% in two years.



Source: Gazeta do Povo

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