Digital Piracy in the Spotlight: The Magis TV Case and Its Legal Implications in Uruguay and the Region

Magis TV, one of the most popular IPTV platforms for audiovisual piracy in Latin America, is facing blockades and restrictions for retransmitting content without authorization. The challenge is growing, and legal frameworks are still trying to catch up. Magis TV provides illegal access to live TV channels, movies, and series from platforms such as DirecTV,…

Cybersecurity in Focus: Uruguay Sets Clear Rules for Public Entities and Strategic Sectors

With Decree 66/025, Uruguay takes a firm step toward more secure and responsible digital risk management, requiring public organizations and strategic companies to comply with standards defined by AGESIC. Decree No. 66/025, approved on February 20, 2025, formally establishes the role of AGESIC’s Information Security Directorate and sets out new rules that both public bodies…

Uruguay and its accession to the PCT

Implications of the Reservation under Article 64.1 of Chapter II Introduction Uruguay has decided to accede to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), a significant step towards integration into the international patent protection systems. The corresponding deposit will become effective on 7 October 2024 and three months later the system will be operational in our country,…

Microsoft investment in Uruguay

In the near future, Microsoft will be installing a new artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) laboratory in Uruguay. It would be the fourth of this type in the world, the first in Latin America and the third outside the United States, adding it to the one in Shanghai and Munich. The initiative is…

Booming investment projects

In the first five months of 2022, 353 projects were presented to receive tax benefits, with an expected investment of US$ 488 million. In the accumulated period from May 2020 to May 2022, the number of projects presented was 3,168 and the amount of investment associated with them was US$ 2,971 million. 60% of the…

Increase in exports 2021

In 2021, Uruguay registered a considerable increase in the export of goods, with a growth of 43% compared to the previous year and sales of 11,549 million USD. Beef was the product with the highest incidence in said growth. For its part, thanks to an improvement in international prices, the export of electricity and pulp…

Uruguay Audiovisual Program

The Uruguay Audiovisual Program was relaunched, administered by the National Development Agency and with the support of the export and investment promotion agency (Uruguay XXI), the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The purpose is to promote national audiovisual production through the attraction of international productions that contribute…