News is circulating that the Spanish anti-corruption police have raided the SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) headquarters recently, seizing computers, company laptops and other pieces of property on ...
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement seizes Spain-based stream linking site even though courts in that country have repeatedly ruled the site is legal in that country.
The US' Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ...
There are very few times we see someone who supports restricting copyright laws that are so direct, but Alejandro Sanz probably should win an award for most direct and honest ...
A few days ago, we reported on the defeat of web censorship in Spain where ISPs would be mandated to block websites if the government ordered them to ...
There's been a major development in Spain recently. The Ley de Economia Sostenible (Sustainable Economy Act) in Spain now no longer has the highly controversial provision of mandating ISPs ...
Earlier, we reported that the MPAA, RIAA and the BSA had influenced the push for HADOPI in France according to the Wikileaks ever-present cablegate story. It now ...
Three-judge panel clears website of hosting links to copyrighted material, concluding that "since ancient times there has been the loan or sale of books, movies, music and more," ...
Sony boss Michael Lynton complains that rampant piracy and legal commercial P2P has put the country on the verge of "no longer being a viable home entertainment market."
According to Michael ...
Court system continues to defy copyright holders, ruling once again that noncommercial file-sharing in the country is legal, and also that links to infringing material is as well.
For some time ...
Says govt has been "negligent," demands compensation for years of "massive free downloading," as well as immediate "effective measures... to protect the rights and interests of the record industry."
A number ...
Angry royalty groups demand monthly fee for listening to music with customers, tell customers to bring iPods instead.
Hairdressers in Spain have decided to protest a recent crackdown by royalty collecting ...
Will allow judges to shutter websites accused of copyright infringement in as little as 4 days compared to the year it currently takes.
The Spanish govt recently approved anti-piracy legislation that ...
We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where ...
We continue with our 2009 year in review with part two of our three part review. Part one of three.
May
May started off with several stories pretty much ...
When a crime is committed, one would think that allegations can be disputed in court. Apparently, the Spanish government is currently considering a law that would allow rights holders ...
Ley de Economia Sostenible (Sustainable Economy Act) draws protests from music industry artists and workers trying to emphasize job losses as well as activists concerned the proposed legislation goes too ...
Representatives from the Justice, Industry, Interior and Culture ministries would design a legal framework to to solve the problem of illegal downloading.
Much to the chagrin of copyright holders ...
First time a judge in the country has clearly stated that "P2P itself does not violate any rights," says attorney Carlos Almeida-Sanchez.
Spain, though part of Europe, seems to be worlds ...
Want unrestricted file-sharing, repeal of blank media levy, increased broadband access, and net neutrality.
More than 300 members of Spain's Internet Users Association (AI) protested outside that country's culture ministry in ...
Record labels accuse him of profiting from file-sharing programs that allow users to download music for free and thereby "free ride" over their property.
The trial against P2P software designer ...
