Ronaldo Lemos

Ronaldo Lemos
Ronaldo Lemos in Rio de Janeiro
Born	Ronaldo Lemos da Silva Júnior (1976-03-25) March 25, 1976 (age 41) Araguari, Minas Gerais
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation	Professor at the Rio de Janeiro State University Law School
Known for	Creator of the idea of the Marco Civil da Internet/Project Lead for Creative Commons Brazil

Ronaldo Lemos (born March 25, 1976) is a Brazilian academic, lawyer and commentator on intellectual property, technology, and culture.

Lemos is the director of the Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITSrio.org), and professor at the Rio de Janeiro State University's Law School. He is also a partner with the law firm Pereira Neto Macedo, and a board member of various organizations, including the Mozilla Foundation, Accessnow.org, and Stellar. He was nominated a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015. He was appointed in November 2015 as a fellow by Ashoka, a civil society organization founded by Bill Drayton.

Lemos was one of the creators of the Marco Civil da Internet, a law enacted in April 2014, creating a comprehensive set or rights for the Internet in Brazil, including freedom of speech, privacy and net neutrality. Because of its impact in favor of an open and free internet, the Marco Civil da Internet law has been covered by publications such as the magazine The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, and others. It has also been called by Tim Berners-Lee "a very good example of how governments can play a positive role in advancing web rights and keeping the web open".

Lemos is Project Lead of the Creative Commons Brazil, Creative Commons International (CCi).

Lemos' academic qualifications include a J.D., University of Sao Paulo Law School, a Master of Laws degree, Harvard Law School, and a Doctor of Law, University of Sao Paulo. In 2011, Lemos joined the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University as a visiting fellow. In July 2013, Lemos joined the MIT Media Lab as a visiting scholar. He is also the liaison to the director of the MIT Media Lab for Brazil.