Ronaldo Lemos
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Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior, Brazilian academic and commentator on copyright
, technology and culture. Lemos is Project Lead of the Creative Commons
Brazil, Creative Commons International
(CCi).
Lemos is the director of the Center for Technology & Society at the Fundação Getulio Vargas
(FGV) Law School, where he is also head professor of intellectual property law.
Lemos works with the Brazilian Federal Government on the implementation of its free software program. Lemos also works with the Ministry of Culture on the implementation of its digital culture policy, and was appointed by the Ministry of Justice to its electronic commerce commission.
Lemos is a founder of Overmundo, for which he received the Prix Ars Electronica
Golden Nica in the category of digital communities.
Prior to his current position at the FGV, Lemos worked at the law firm Suchodolski Advogados Associados, practicing technology, telecommunications and corporate law. He also worked as professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Sao Paulo
Law School and at the Brazilian Society for Public Law (SBDP).
Lemos' academic qualifications include a J.D., University of Sao Paulo
Law School, a Master of Laws degree, Harvard Law School
, and a Doctor of Law, University of Sao Paulo
. In 2011, Lemos joined the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
as a visiting fellow.
He also worked from 2006 to 2009 as a curator for Tim Festival, a large music festival in Brazil. In 2011 started writing and presenting a TV show for MTV Brasil
focused on technology and policy issues, called Mod MTVhttp://mtv.uol.com.br/programas/mod/videos.
Lemos was one of the creators of the Marco Civilhttp://www.culturadigital.br/marcocivil, a draft legislation for regulating the Internet in Brazil protecting civil rights, privacy and net neutralityhttp://tecnologia.uol.com.br/ultnot/2007/05/22/ult4213u98.jhtm. The process for drafting the bill was coordinated by the Ministry of Justice in partnership with the Center for Technology & Society at FGV
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Professor Lemos has published a number of articles, given public lectures and published four books, (2001) "Comércio Eletrônico", (2003) "Conflitos sobre Nomes de Domínio e Outras Questões Jurídicas da Internet", (2005) "Direito, Tecnologia e Cultura", and (2008) Tecnobrega: o Pará Reinventando o Negócio da Mùsica.
The 2007 documentary "Good Copy Bad Copy
" includes an interview with Lemos, in which he comments on the Brazilian Tecno brega
industry and copyright
.
Publicly available lectures from Lemos include:
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
, technology and culture. Lemos is Project Lead of the Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
Brazil, Creative Commons International
Creative Commons International
Creative Commons, a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share, "ports" its licenses to suit different copyright legislations around the world.- Work :...
(CCi).
Lemos is the director of the Center for Technology & Society at the Fundação Getulio Vargas
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Fundação Getulio Vargas is a Brazilian higher education institution founded on December 20, 1944. It offers regular courses of Economics, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences and Information technology management...
(FGV) Law School, where he is also head professor of intellectual property law.
Lemos works with the Brazilian Federal Government on the implementation of its free software program. Lemos also works with the Ministry of Culture on the implementation of its digital culture policy, and was appointed by the Ministry of Justice to its electronic commerce commission.
Lemos is a founder of Overmundo, for which he received the Prix Ars Electronica
Prix Ars Electronica
The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music...
Golden Nica in the category of digital communities.
Prior to his current position at the FGV, Lemos worked at the law firm Suchodolski Advogados Associados, practicing technology, telecommunications and corporate law. He also worked as professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Sao Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
Law School and at the Brazilian Society for Public Law (SBDP).
Lemos' academic qualifications include a J.D., University of Sao Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
Law School, a Master of Laws degree, Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, and a Doctor of Law, University of Sao Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
. In 2011, Lemos joined the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
as a visiting fellow.
He also worked from 2006 to 2009 as a curator for Tim Festival, a large music festival in Brazil. In 2011 started writing and presenting a TV show for MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil
MTV Brasil is the Brazilian version of MTV, owned by Abril Mídia, the nation's largest magazine publisher, under license from Viacom - owned MTV Networks Latin AmericaMTV Brasil is one of two versions of MTV available in free-to-air terrestrial television...
focused on technology and policy issues, called Mod MTVhttp://mtv.uol.com.br/programas/mod/videos.
Lemos was one of the creators of the Marco Civilhttp://www.culturadigital.br/marcocivil, a draft legislation for regulating the Internet in Brazil protecting civil rights, privacy and net neutralityhttp://tecnologia.uol.com.br/ultnot/2007/05/22/ult4213u98.jhtm. The process for drafting the bill was coordinated by the Ministry of Justice in partnership with the Center for Technology & Society at FGV
Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Fundação Getulio Vargas is a Brazilian higher education institution founded on December 20, 1944. It offers regular courses of Economics, Business Administration, Law, Social Sciences and Information technology management...
.
Publications, Interviews and Lectures
The 2007 documentary "Good Copy Bad Copy
Good Copy Bad Copy
Good Copy Bad Copy, A documentary about the current state of copyright and culture, is a documentary about copyright and culture in the context of Internet, peer-to-peer file sharing and other technological advances, directed by Andreas Johnsen, Ralf Christensen, and Henrik Moltke.It features...
" includes an interview with Lemos, in which he comments on the Brazilian Tecno brega
Tecno brega
Tecno brega or technobrega is a form of music from northern Brazil, particularly Belém. Music of the genre is created primarily through remixing and reworking songs from popular music and music from the eighties. While there is a large amount of famous music used in techno brega, the majority of...
industry and copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
.
Publicly available lectures from Lemos include:
- Google Policy Talk: "Culture Production and Digital Inclusion in Developing Countries", November 2007http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pK9cgDOVY
- "How is Creative Commons Different from iCommons?" 2007http://www.podtech.net/home/3516/how-is-creative-commons-different-from-icommons
- "TEDx Talk on music, technology, global peripheries, and internet regulation" 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKksump9864