Mexico

Federal Law on Radio and Television

Year of current version:	2009
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 20, 1960
Date of Text (Enacted):	January 19, 1960
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Notes:	New Law published in the Official Journal of the Federation on January 19, 1960 - Last reform published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial, DOF) on June 19, 2009. This law is intended to regulate broadcasting (radio and television), which is closely related to intellectual property. The use, development or exploitation of the frequency bands of the radio spectrum to provide the broadcasting service can only be exploited prior license or permit granted to the Federal Executive under the terms of this law.
Available Texts:
Spanish	Ley Federal de Radio y Televisión (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Federal Antitrust Law (MX109) Commercial Code (MX102) Law on Telecommunications (MX074) Commercial Code (MX037) Federal Antitrust Law (MX063) Federal Law on Copyright (as last amended on July 23, 2003) (MX031)
WIPO Lex No.:	MX073