The legal situation in Guatemala is in a very bad state. There are a number of trained lawyers, though in Guatemala they hold a position similar to a notary in the US. They receive little training and are primarily witness signatories to contracts between two individuals. There is minimal enforcement for crimes such as murder and theft, so at the moment, piracy is the least of Guatemala’s worries.

Software Piracy Rates

Source: (1)

Domain Name Issues (2)
Regestration services URL for registration services: http://www.gt
Well organized. Standardized formalized contract
Fee of $100 for registration and 1 year access.
$50 yearly renewal fee.

Intellectual property
There are numerous laws regarding intellectual property and copyrights.

Enforcement is non-existent.

This is the general situation that Guatemala faces every day.

WIPO Treaty (3)

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996.
The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Guatemala, on January 8, 2003
“The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced April 30 that as a result of this year's "Special 301" review of intellectual property rights protection, Guatemala has been moved from the "Priority Watch List" to the "Watch List."
This change reflects the progress Guatemala has achieved in the past year in protecting intellectual property rights. The USTR acknowledged the passage in 2000 by the Guatemalan Congress of new patent and trademark legislation and amendments to the 1998 Copyright Law. The legislation also reinstates the government's legal authority to prosecute anti-piracy cases even in the absence of privately filed complaints.
However, the USTR expressed concern that the amendments decrease criminal penalties in cases of infringement of intellectual property and remove the provision for statutory damages. The United States will be looking to the Government of Guatemala to ensure a vigorous and effective enforcement of the country's improved legal framework. The United States will be particularly interested in seeing the appointment of a special prosecutor for intellectual property matters, as provided for under the new law.” http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/gt1/wwwhpbeh.html

The special prosecutor was appointed in June of 2001.

Censorship:(4)

One policy dating back to April 1996 (the year of the peace accords) stated that the government made private satellite or telecommunications links illegal. It further stated that the government alone would have unrestricted access to the internet, and that all information had to flow through them.
Though I feel certain that this policy has since been repealed, no specific mention of this was found. It could be the case that although it is still a law on the books, it is not enforced and hopefully will never be enforced, and will one day be removed from the books altogether, beyond as an interesting footnote in history.