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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. Internet - Peer to Peer Network by darkstar949 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So pretty much they just went and outlawed the internet, because, depending upon how you define it, the internet is nothing more than one large peer to peer network.

    So who wants to make bets on how long it will take for this law to get repelled?

  2. Great Technical Background by DimGeo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    .. these people have, see can I.

    So, basically, this outlaws just about any network connection, almost all kinds of LAN, any kind of radio transmission, and phone calls. Way to go, Spain! Back to the stone age!

  3. Downloading _Lorca_ by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wasn't Spain literally fascist until recently? Sounds like some of the old government never retired.

    The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca was a good movie, but a terrible way to run a country.

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  4. Re:SENSATIONALIST CRAP and LIES by Espressoman · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I don't think I needed to say anything other than to encourage people to read the actual story and discover for themselves. Do you really think the difference between what Slashdot said and what the article actually says is really so subtle that people would benefit from my 'analysis'? I had something to say (Slashdot editors have slumped to a new low) and I said it. Like most posts on this site, mine was my own opinion. I would expect intelligent people to read the article and either agree or disagree with my criticism.