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Brazil and progressive IP schemes

Wired have an absolutely fantastic article on Brazil's increasingly progressive stance on copyright and patents. From their fight with the drug czars over generic copies of patented AIDS drugs, to Gilberto Gil's advocacy of Creative Commons licenses for cultural works, to the unparalleled spread of Free Software in government agencies and civil society, Brazil is according to Stallman second to none. Only India comes close.