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Science and Technology Ministry. The granting of tax benefits for the information technology sector inthe Manaus Free Trade Zone is currently regulated by Decree 5,906/06.CATI – Comitê da Área de Tecnologia da Informação (Information Technology Area Committee) wasset up in February 2002 with the mission of managing the resources collected with the companiesbenefited by the information technology legislation. These resources are earmarked for InformationTechnology research and development activities.8.2. Digital inclusion programIn addition to the above benefits, Law 11,196, of 21 November 2005, which was regulated by Decree5,602/05 and amended by Laws 11,482/07 (amended by Provisional Measures 451/2008 and528/2011, Law 11,945/2009, Law 12,469/2011, Law 12,507/2011), 11,487/07, 11,488/07 (amended byProvisional Measures 413/2008 and 472/2009, Law 11,727/2008, Law 1,933/2009, Law 12,249/2010,Decree 7,212/2010) and 11,727/08, brought the Digital Inclusion Program, which reduces to zero thePIS/Pasep and COFINS rates levied on the gross revenue derived from the retail sale of digitalprocessing units, portable digital automatic data processing machines; automatic data processingmachines; keyboard and mouse that meet certain specifications.These products are also subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the regulations.These benefits are extended to the purchases made by corporate entities and entities of the publicadministration, except companies opting for the SIMPLES (Integrated System for the Payment ofTaxes and Contributions by Small and Very Small-sized Companies) and apply to sales made on orbefore 31 December 2014 (MP 472/09 – converted into Law 12,249/2010 and amended by Law12,788/2013, Law 12,409/2010, Law 12,402/2011, Law 12,490/2011, Law 12,678/2012, Law12,599/2012 and Provisional Measure 608/2013).8.3. SoftwareLaw 9,609, of 19 February 1998, protects computer program-related rights, such as the copyright, fora period of 50 years, reckoned from January 1 of the year subsequent to the computer program’srelease year, or, in the absence thereof, of its creation. This protection does not depend on theregistration of the program, which can, however, at the owner’s discretion, be registered with INPI(Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office).The aforesaid rights are also guaranteed to foreigners domiciled abroad, provided that the program’scountry of origin grants Brazilians and foreigners domiciled in Brazil equivalent rights.60