DISSEMINATION OF PRENSA LATINA MATERIAL

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• Publication Date: January 16, 1973
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OGC 73-0075
16 January 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Dissemination of PRENSA LATINA
Material
Your memo to OGC,
Same Subject
1. Referent memorandum requests the opinion of this office
on the following questions:
a. Did a public statement by Premier Fidel Castro
on 30 April 1967 to the effect that Cuba intended to disre-
gard international copyright laws, such as the Universal
Copyright Convention (UCC), constitute legal abrogation
of such agreements by Cuba; and,
STAT
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2. In response to the first question, it seems pertinent to
discuss recent international copyright developments with regard
to developing nations such as Cuba.
3. During the 1960's the emergence of newly developing
nations with serious educational needs led to a crisis in the inter-
national copyright field as these countries sought to import foreign
educational materials from developed nations on terms they could
afford. Led by India, these developing countries pressed rigorously
for reform of international copyright agreements which they viewed
as an impediment t6 their cultural and educational advancement.
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4. In recent years, two international conferences have been
held to consider the problem of access to copyrighted materials by
developing nations.
5. The first conference took place in Stockholm in 1967 to
consider revisions of the Berne Convention (1886), which is the
other major international, copyright agreement in addition to the
Universal Copyright Convention (1955). The United States and
Cuba are signatories to the UCC but are not parties to the Berne
Convention and attended the 1967 conference in Stockholm as
observers. At this conference a very liberal protocol was
adopted providing developing nations with broad and practically
uncontrolled access to educational and scientific materials copy-
righted in Berne member states. This protocol, however, was
considered unacceptable to the governments of most developed
countries and never entered into force,
6. Developing countries then pressed for revision of the
UCC; some of these countries threatened to renounce international
copyright laws entirely if reform did not take place. In an effort
to forestall this possibility, a second conference was held in Paris
in 1971 to discuss revisions of the UCC. A compromise was
reached at this conference and developing nations obtained
reasonable concessions from developed nations, primarily in
the area of use of copyrighted materials for educational and
cultural purposes. The United States signed the revised agree-
ment in 1971 and the Senate ratified the Agreement on 14 August
1972.
7. It seems, then, that Castrots remarks in 1967 were
made in an atmosphere when international copyright laws were
under intense review and criticism not only from Cuba, but from
many other developing nations as well. It should also be noted
that Castro was discussing educational works. Under the agree-
ment reached in 1971, Cuba is now entitled to receive the special
benefits provided for developing nations regarding use of copy-
righted materials for educational purposes. This point was made
clear during the Senate ratification hearings when Senator Fulbright
asked a witness if Cuba would be a beneficiary under the proposed
revisions of the UCC and he received an affirmative reply, (Hearings
before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Executive G,
92d Cong., Zd Sess. at p. 52 (1972)).
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8. Under these circumstances, it is the opinion of this office
that Castro's remarks in 1967 did not constitute legal abrogation by
the Cuban Government of the provisions of the Universal Copyright
Convention. Moreover, Cuba has not formally withdrawn from the
Universal Copyright Convention, according to Mr. George D. Cary, STAT
Register of Copyrights.
STAT
ssistant General Counsel
rig Subject - COPYRIGHT
1 Signer
1 - Chrono
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Rem arks:
Attached is the memorandum we discussed Mor
day. I have also attached for your background
information a copy of the Registration Statement
PRENSA LATINA filed with the Department of
Justice in 1962 and a copy of a memorandum whit
discusses the risk of liability of a suit for copy-
right infringement or unfair competition. Please
note that in para. 6 of that memorandum in which
we stated that the ris k of liability is inconsequen-
tial.
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Memorandum
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I I Office of
cil
Central Intelligence Agency
DATE: r^; , s n c7
oM : Justin J. O'Shea, Chief
Registration Section
SUBJECT: PRENSA LATINA
In accordance with your telephone request
of November 27, 1972 I am enclosing a copy of
the Exhibit C filed in connection with the
registration statement of Prensa Latina under
the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registra-
tion Act. The statement and exhibit were filed
on April 16, 1962.
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UNITED ST11TES D-E, P: RTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASIIINGTON, Ii. C.
EXHIBIT C
TO REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
?. GIISTRATION No.
Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, As Amended
Furnish this exhibit for each FOREIGN PRINCIPAL of the Registrant.
THIS ENIiIBI`I` WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR FILING UNLESS IT IS REASONABLY COMPLETE AND
ACCURATE.
1. Name and address of Registrant.
2. (a) Name of Foreign Principal.
PREATSA LATINA, AGENCIA INFORMATTVA
LATINOAP4ERICANA, SOCIEDA.D ANON-DIA
(United States office)
580 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
PRENSA LATINA, AGENCIA INFORMATIVA IJATINOAMERICANA,
SOCIEDAD ANQNIM
(b) Principal address of Foreign Principa ,
Edif. Seguro Medico
23rd Street, No. 201
Havana, Cub
3, If the Foreign Principal is a foreign governarrcnt, state tie following:
grb e here t represented or an.c thereof
istro resented Name and title of official with
y K whom Registrant deals
Not applicable
4. If the Foreign Principal is an individual (natural person), state -
(a) All present business and residence addresses not giver under item 2(b).
(b) Citizenship or nationality:
(c) If an officer, employee, or agent of a foreign government, foreign political party, or any official or agency
thereof, state -
Name of such government, Nature of Foreign Principal's Nature of any subsidy
political party, official, or office,, employment, or or other financial
agency agency arrangement
Not applicable
5. If the Foreign Principal is not an individual (natural person) or a foreign government, state the following:
(a) Type of Foreign Principal's organization.
Committee
Voluntar
y group---
Association
Partnership
Cor
orati
p
on
Foreign Political Party
Other (specify),...
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(b) Date and place of organization.
April 16, 1,959 in Havana, Cuba
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(c) All partners, officers, directors, and similar officials of the Foreign Principal.
Name and address of official Position, office or nature of duties
See Appendix Vi., annexed hereto
(d) List, if any, all of the Foreign Principal's branches and local. units and other component or affiliated groups
or organizations in the United States and elsewhere.
Name and address of branch, unit Nature of connection with foreign
group, or organization principal
See Appendix VII, annexed hereto
(e) "Branch or group, if any, represented by Registrant.
United States office
6. If the Foreign Principal is not a foreign government but is supervised, directed, or controlled by a foreign
government, foreign political party, or an official or agency thereof, or by any other person or persons, state -
Name of such government, political Nature and extent of supervision,
party, or other persons direction or control
Registrant is informed and believes that this item is
not applicable
7. If the Foreign Principal is not a foreign government but is financed or subsidized in any way by a foreign gov-
ernment, foreign political party, or an official or agency thereof, or by any other person or persons, state -
Name of such government, political Nature and extent of such financing
arty, or other persons or subsidization
Registrant is informed and believes that Foreign Principal receives the
sum of $125,000 (Cuban) monthly from Radio Difu ora Naciorlai , an agency
of or under the supervision of a ministry of the government of the
Republic of Cuba, on statements rendered for services furnished by the
Foreign Principal to that agency..
8. If the Foreign Principal is not a foreign government, state nature of all its businesses, occupations or func-
tions:
The receipt, transmission and broadcasting, recording and printing of
news, ideas, information, national and international reports and com-
ments, through the media:;of press, radio, .television, etc.
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REGISTRATION No
Sect-o APPENDIX VII Exhibit c
Item 5(d))
,
ov au
Registrant is informed and believes that all of the Foreign
Principal's branch offices (together with names of the employees
in charge) are, as follows:
Sr. Aroldo Wall
Ave. Almirante Barrosco No. 91
Salas 502-503
Rio de Janeiro
BRASIL..
Amado Canelas Orellana
Bellavista No. 248
Casilla 2626
La Paz
BOLIVIA.
Efrain Rodriguez V.
Calle 3ra. entre Aves. 8-10 No. 856
San Jose
COSTA RICA.
Hugo Latorre Cabal
Calle 86 No. 11-67
Bogota D.E.
COLOMBIA.
Jose Leoncio Fernandez
Petrske Namesti 1
Praha 1, C.S.R.
CHECOSLOVAQUIA.
Carlos Jorquera Tolosa
Union Central No. 1010
Oficina 1114
Santiago de Chile
CHILE.
Carlos Padilla Perez
Calle Bolivar No. 268
esquina a Venezuela
Quito
ECUADOR.
Francisco V. Portela
580 Fifth Ave., Apartment 903
New York 36, N. Y.
UNITED STATES.r
Sr. Alberto Perez
88 Farringdon St. 3rd floor
London E.C. 4.
ENGLAND.
Ventura Ramos
Sta. Ave. lava. Calle
Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa
HONDURAS.
Edmundo Jardon Arzate
Atenas No. 40, 2do. piso
MEYIco 6, D. F.
MEXICO.
Jaime Padilla Beliz
Ave. Peru No. 32-20
Oficina 2
Panama
Rep. de PANAMA.
Alfredo Munoz Unsain
Calle 18 de Junio No. 1277
Montevideo
URUGUAY.
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APPENDIX I Exhibit C, Item 5(c fl
Registrant is informed and believes that the officers, directors
and similar persons of the Foreign Office are, as follows:
Fernando F. Revuelta Office Address: Director General -?
Edif. Segura Medico Executive Head and
23rd Street, No. 201 Chief Operating
Havana, Cuba Officer of the
Foreign Principal
Residence address:
Focsa Building
M & 17th Streets
Vedado
Havana, Cuba
Francisco Martinez Morell Address unknown President
Dra. Nelida Rodriguez Perez Secretary
Alberto Perdomo Treasurer
Everardo Navas " if General Manager
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