First, I want to apologize for writing in English. I don't know Portuguese at all. I hope someone on this list might be able to help me, even if this request is somewhat Off Topic. I'm writing a legal paper about the international copyright regime and its effects in Latin America and Asia. As there is increasing pressure to enforce strong copyright protection everywhere, I'm arguing that open source and GNU/Linux contribute to economic development and democratizing access to information without dependency on US multinationals (e.g., Microsoft). I'm trying to find more information about the Brazilian open source laws. In particular what happened in Rio Grande do Sul in 2000 and more recently with the national legislation. I've only found a few English language articles that seem to lack precision about exactly what steps the state has taken. If anyone on this list could point me to any English language resources, or other mailing lists, or possibly answer some questions about Porto Alegre/Rio Grande do Sul and the national GNU/Linux, I would appreciate it very much. I think I've gotten as far as I can with google. I do plan to eventually make the paper available for public consumption. I believe any responses should be off list. Thanks very much. -- Adam Kessel
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