Copyright Caselaw | Paraguay | Supreme Court Clarifies Nature of Copyright Royalties
Luis G. Arevalo Luis G. Arevalo

Copyright Caselaw | Paraguay | Supreme Court Clarifies Nature of Copyright Royalties

Late last year, the Supreme Court, in Paraguay, dismissed an action of unconstitutionality filed by Paraguayan company Atlantico Importación – Exportación S.A. (hereinafter, Atlantico) against Decree 6780/2011, prescribing regulations associated with copyright royalties for private copies and Article 23 of Resolution 1021, which regulates Decree 6406/05 associated with the payment of taxes applicable to imports of certain goods for commercialization; and in doing so clarified the specific nature of copyright royalties.

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