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Spanish Web Sites Go Blank To Protest New Rules

Posted by timothy on Monday October 28, 2002 @05:56AM from the march-of-the-state dept.

Diver777 writes "New tough rules for websites in Spain have caused at least 300 websites to go blank in protest. The new rules call for any site which generates revenue to register with the government. The law would also apply to foreign-hosted Web sites if the people transacting business on them are physically in Spain. Get the Yahoo story here."

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Re:Businesses by Trusty+Penfold · 2002-10-28 06:59 · Score: 2, Interesting

It would be similar to saying that you have to register -- and pay a fee -- simply because you wanted to have a yardsale

Not very similar; it is a matter of perception. With a yardsale is is painfully obvious to the buyer that this is an informal transaction between two individuals.

However, online, the buyer only has the website to go by. It is easy to create a very professional looking website but behind the scenes still be selling junk.