[Satire] "Antimemes Law" Advances in Senate Commissions; Political Satire Punished with Jail · Global Voices
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As was not the case years ago, legislators insist on criminalizing freedom of expression. The Morena faction in the Senate yesterday pushed in commissions a reform of the Federal Law on Protection of Industrial Property that seeks to prohibit parodys using the graphic identity of the government, and although it tried to nuance it kept it in prison. Morenist Senator Javier Corral announced the reduction of the proposed penalty from one to five ye…
The 'Antimemes Act' was passed on Senate committees. What follows and how will it affect you if you create images on social media?
Censorship on political satire and digital content took a decisive step in the Congress of the Union. The United Commissions of Justice, Economy and Legislative Studies First of the Senate of the Republic approved, with 25 votes in favour, 11 against and 2 abstentions, the opinion to reform the Federal Law on Protection of Industrial Property. The initiative, which now passes to the plenary for general discussion, aims to typify and punish anyon…
No, today there is no jail for making a meme; 403 Bis is still in the process and was confined to deception with official identity and illicit purpose The controversial article 403 Bis is not yet law.After the criticisms, its wording was modified to relate the sanctions to the deception, the commercial-scale use of official identity and the intention to commit an illicit one.But all this does not mean that the matter should be considered closed.…
Can you imagine running the risk of going to jail for making a meme out of the president? Well, this idea doesn’t sound as absurd as it used to be, since it seems that the Mexican government has begun to pay a lot of attention to this issue, so much so that it is now looking for a protective measure. A few days ago, this [...] La entrada Can they put you in jail for making government memes? “antimemes” law continues to move forward aparece prime…
In short In Senate committees, an opinion of reforms was passed that in social networks was baptized as “Anti-Memes Law” and ensured that it goes against political satires. But it is false, the text is focused on piracy, counterfeiting and harmonization with international commitments. The point that generated more confusion [...]
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