In statements to Lusa, the chief executive of Visapress believes there is no copyright infringement in the case of the false news that André Ventura targeted Renascença and Público.
The case is that Folha Nacional, Chega’s communications body, and its leader André Ventura spread false news using similar graphic images to those used by Renasçença and Público earlier this month.
Visapress CEO Carlos Eugenio emphasizes that “to become a copyrighted work, it must take the form of the author’s creation. That is, there must be something unique, created by man.
Well, “the graphics and how they were used, [numa] trying to stick with the media without even using their logo is something anyone can do and it’s not protected by copyright or industrial property, he adds.
In this case, “a combination of colors and font was used, so anyone can do it,” says the person in charge, noting that “there is an additional responsibility when it comes to the media.” [Folha Nacional] at least observing the deontological rules of journalism.
However, his reading is such that it is very difficult to accuse Andre Ventura of copyright infringement.
“What has been done is very similar to the publications [Público e Renascença]”, but the names of publications are never placed there,” he emphasizes.
Therefore, “in my humble opinion, there is no infringement of rights here, the only right that can be infringed here is industrial property, but if it is not registered, this type of creation is not protected, there is nothing to do here.” “, he claims.
Visapres is a non-profit organization governed by private law and exercising collective management of copyrights, owners and other rights holders in relation to any works or journalistic content published in newspapers and magazines, regardless of the media or support used.
Meanwhile, the topic is being investigated by the General Prosecutor’s Office (PGR), which confirmed on August 21 that it was investigating the spread of false news by the Chega leader on social media using graphics similar to those published in the media.
On the same day, answering this question at a press conference, Chegi’s president stated that the party had acted “within the law” regarding the accusation of exposing misinformation on social media, denying that any “illegal act” had been committed. . dedicated to the idea.
“We are absolutely aware that we acted within the law and that the law is on our side. We will await the decision of the ERC on this issue with complete calmness,” Andre Ventura defended, repeating: “We will wait for the ERC to make a decision.” decision, when the ERC makes a decision, we will be here to comment on it. At the moment, our lawyers tell us that we are fully protected by the law, Chega did not commit any illegal actions.
Ventura denied accusations that it was fake news, pointing out that “they were from the newspaper of the Folha Nacional party and created by Chega employees and leaders.”
Some of the images posted by Ventura are signed “redação”, whereas the party newspaper’s website usually says “Folha Nacional” in the caption, and none of these publications has an associated link to the original article.
As for the post titled “Thousands of WYD Subscribers Disappeared. Illegal Immigration, Expert Says” that appeared on André Ventura’s page with renaissance-like graphics, it does not appear on the radio station’s “website” nor can a general web search be found.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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