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Spain Outlaws P2P File-Sharing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nobody-expects-the-spanish-p2p-ban dept.

Section_Ei8ht writes "Spanish Congress has made it a civil offense to download anything via p2p networks, and a criminal offense for ISP's to allow users to file-share, even if the use is fair. There is also to be a tax on all forms of blank media, including flash memory drives. I guess the move towards distributing films legally via BitTorrent is a no go in Spain." Here is our coverage of the tax portion of this law.

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  1. it's not FUD.. by plasmacutter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They have done something far worse than simply ban unauthorized p2p sharing.. they have made it a criminal offense for ISP's to merely allow it.

    since every protocol on the internet can be used for unauthorized p2p sharing ISP owners must now either cease all service or go to prison.

    This is a subtle but radical difference from what other nations have done, and it spells doom for all spanish ISP's

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