The Government of Javier Milei approved modifications to the copyright regime, establishing that holders can register them through a collective management society or choose to do so individually.
These changes, which impact Article 32 of Decree No. 41,223, the regulation that governs Law No. 11,723 on Intellectual Property, were formalized through Decree 138/2025.
With the signature of President Javier Milei, the Chief of Cabinet, Guillermo Francos, and the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the measure was published in the Official Gazette in the early hours of today.
"The objective is to eliminate monopolies and enable individual agreements, establishing transparency rules," expressed Federico Sturzenegger after the decision was announced. "From now on, whoever creates an artistic work will be the direct beneficiary of that work, without intermediaries," summarized the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation.
From this moment, rights holders can affiliate with one or several collective management societies or manage their rights autonomously.
Before this modification, authors were exclusively represented by these entities, but the reform gives them the option to dispense with them as direct holders.
"The representation of a specific copyright or related right can be carried out simultaneously by more than ONE (1) collective management society," states Article 1 of the decree, adding that "in no case may the ability of rights holders to manage their works individually be limited."
The decree
According to the decree, collective management societies must reorganize as civil associations and will need authorization from the National Copyright Directorate (DNDA), an agency under the Ministry of Justice, to operate legally. Additionally, these entities will be subject to state control and can't participate in political or religious activities.
One of the most significant changes in the update of the copyright regime is the prohibition for these societies to manage works whose holders choose to register them individually.
"Represented parties can make individual agreements, and they must inform the collective management society to which they have given consent to manage their rights, without the latter being able to oppose such agreements," establishes Article 4 of the decree.
