Spain passes new anti-piracy laws, raises maximum penalty to six years
23 09 2013Nearly six months ago, we reported that Spain was under heavy pressure from the United States to strengthen its anti-piracy laws. (That, of course, comes after Spain enacted an anti-piracy law in 2011.)On Friday, the Spanish government approved new measures that would target those who even link to unauthorized copyrighted material for “direct or indirect profit.” The measures, which don’t take effect until early 2014, will include penalties of up to six years in prison for “aggravated cases” (Google Translate) for those who violate copyright.
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