Brazilian rights-holder notice to technology companies

Comunicado sobre uso de conteúdos protegidos por direitos autorais

rights policy item·industry notice·active

Rights-holder communication requesting negotiation and licensing if protected content was used in AI systems.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www4.ecad.org.br/noticias/ecad-associacoes-da-gestao-coletiva-da-musica-e-entidades-do-setor-enviam-comunicado-a-openai-sobre-uso-de-conteudos-protegidos-por-direitos-autorais/ ↗
Geography	Brazil
identifier	Comunicado de 22 de dezembro de 2025
parties	org_br_ecad; org_br_ubc; org_br_abramus; org_google; org_meta; OpenAI; Microsoft; Apple; Amazon
item type	industry_notice
identifier	Comunicado de 22 de dezembro de 2025
filing date	2025-12-22
jurisdiction	Brazil
adoption date	2025-12-22
affected works	music; journalism; books and other protected content
current status	Publicly reported by ECAD on 2026-02-13; receipt and responses are not established by the source.
effective date	unknown
affected models	generative AI systems operated by named addressees
canonical title	Brazilian rights-holder notice to technology companies
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	training corpora containing protected content
issuing authority	ECAD, collective-management associations and other sector entities
primary documents	https://www4.ecad.org.br/noticias/ecad-associacoes-da-gestao-coletiva-da-musica-e-entidades-do-setor-enviam-comunicado-a-openai-sobre-uso-de-conteudos-protegidos-por-direitos-autorais/
unresolved questions	Delivery, receipt, company responses, asserted repertoires and any negotiations remain unverified.
affected entity types	technology companies; AI developers; rights holders
affected organizations	org_br_ecad; org_br_ubc; org_br_abramus; org_google; org_meta
documented interpretations	unknown
affected professional workflows	rights-holder notices; AI training-data licensing