Promusicae

Spain Copyright Lobby Abandons 'Three-Strikes' P2P Policy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 9:29am.
Madrid - Copyright owners in Spain have accepted that the government will not implement a "three-strikes" policy that would disconnect repeat file-swappers, but are still interested in pressing measures that would reduce Internet speed, Billboard reports.

Labels Sue Spanish File-Sharing Sites Blubster, Piolet & Omemo

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2008 - 11:12am.

Madrid - The major record labels' units in Spain announced on Thursday that they have filed a $20 million copyright infringement claim in the country against Pablo Soto Bravo, the founder of MP2P Technologies -- which operates file-sharing sites including Piolet, Omemo and Blubster. In their complaint, the units of EMI, Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG) -- represented in Spain by industry trade group Promusicae -- allege that Pablo Soto obtained profits from the sites both via paid advertising, and subscription plans.

EU Court Rules ISPs Need Not ID File-Swappers in Civil Suits

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 29, 2008 - 10:30am.

Brussels - Delivering a setback to the global music industry's legal campaign against illegal file-sharing, the European Court of Justice has ruled that EU countries need not disclose the identities of suspected file-swappers in the course of civil lawsuits. The court found in favor of Spanish telco Telefonica, which argued that EU rules only stipulate that file-swapper identities must be disclosed in criminal proceedings.

European Court Says ISPs Don't Have to ID Suspected File-Swappers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 19, 2007 - 1:52pm.

Luxembourg - An advocate general of the European Union's highest court has ruled that, unlike in the U.S., Internet service providers in Europe should not be required to turn over the identities of suspected file-swappers sued for copyright infringement in civil court, Ars Technica reported.

Spanish Judge Rules "Personal Use" Downloaders Aren't Criminals

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2006 - 7:36pm.
London - A judge in Spain has ruled that those who download free music off the Internet for personal use are not criminals, The Register reported. Judge Paz Aldecoa, of Santander in northern Spain, called file-sharing "a practiced behavior where the aim is not to gain wealth but to obtain private copies."