Spanish government to hold ISPs responsible for web content
{{date|January 22, 2005}}

The Spanish government, in collaboration with the [http://www.sgae.es/ Spanish General Society of Authors and Editors] (SGAE), has developed a new Internet law that will hold [[w:ISP|Internet Service Providers]] responsible for the web content provided through their services. This law is intended to prevent the piracy of copyrighted material, but it may force ISPs to censor web content in order to deflect possible legal issues.

The Spanish Internet User Association has claimed that such law will break the [[w:Spanish Constitution of 1978|Spanish Constitution]] and several European directives that discharge an ISP's responsibility.

==See also==
* [[Hong Kong Makes First File-Sharing Arrest]]

==References==
*{{source|url=http://www.internautas.org/index.php?op=1&id=2626 |title=Un Ministerio a la deriva, la censura previa y la criminalización de Internet |author= |pub=Asociación de Internautas |date=January 21 2005}}

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The Spanish government, in collaboration with the  Spanish General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), has developed a new Internet law that will hold Internet Service Providers responsible for the web content provided through their services. This law is intended to prevent the piracy of copyrighted material, but it may force ISPs to censor web content in order to deflect possible legal issues.

The Spanish Internet User Association has claimed that such law will break the Spanish Constitution and several European directives that discharge an ISP's responsibility.
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