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ISP ordered to remove offensive messages from social networking site

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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November 3 2011

The Brazilian Supreme Court of Justice (Supreme Court) confirmed a decision requiring an internet service provider (ISP) to remove offensive content from posts on a social networking service

Court rules telecommunications companies can outsource call centre services

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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February 16 2012

The Brazilian Superior Labour Court has issued a decision that refused to acknowledge a direct employment relationship between an employee of a call centre company and the telecommunication services operator that engaged the call centre company

Telecommunications operator obtains favourable decision in dispute against copyright collecting society for simulcasting

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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May 3 2012

The Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice determined that a telecommunications operator (Oi) is not liable for royalties for the public performance of musical works played simultaneously on the radio and over the internet

Court decision on means of evidencing software licences

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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September 30 2009

On 25 August 2009, the Superior Court of Justice in Brazil decided that written software licence agreements and fiscal documents are not the only admissible means of evidence to prove that the end-user has obtained a valid licence to use software programs

Internet company held liable for unauthorised performance of music recordings

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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March 15 2010

A judge from the State of Rio de Janeiro has penalised an internet company for the unauthorised performance of music recordings and transmission of music events

Telecommunications operator required to provide registration data of user due to offensive emails

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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March 15 2010

The Superior Court of the State of Minas Gerais required a large telecommunications operator to provide within five days the registration data of a user who sent emails with offensive content to a public official

Internet auction website held liable for damages due to service failure

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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March 22 2010

A judge from the State of Distrito Federal has ordered an online auction services provider to pay 3,100 Reais (approximately US$1,700) for damages caused to a user due to service failure

Superior Court of Justice denies "moral" damages in erotic spam case

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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January 4 2010

The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the mere sending of unsolicited messages, even if containing erotic content, does not cause "moral" damages to the user

Telephone operators must provide a new mobile phone or reduce the fine if a phone is lost by force majeure

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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November 30 2009

The Brazilian Superior Court of Justice has ruled that in case a telephone operator's client loses a mobile phone due to a force majeure event, the telephone operator must either provide another mobile phone to the customer free of charge for use during the remainder of the contract, or reduce by half the fine imposed on the customer for early termination

Email service provider required to identify author of anonymous email

Baker & McKenzie
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Brazil
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November 30 2009

The Superior Court of the State of Rio Grande do Sul has ruled that persons who are offended by anonymous emails are permitted to access data about the senders

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