The Council of Ministers approves submission to Parliament of the State Gaming Draft Bill *

European Union, Spain - April 12 2011
On 4 February 2001, the Council of Ministers approved the submission of the State Gaming Draft Bill (Draft Bill) to Parliament.

Co-authors: Maite Diez.

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Pirated software *

Spain - April 4 2011
According to a report prepared by IDC for Business Software Alliance (BSA), Andalusia, Extremadura, Valencia and Castilla La Mancha are the Spanish Autonomous Communities with the highest rates of pirated software use.

Co-authors: Maite Diez.

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Draft Royal Decree on new developments in the radio-electric spectrum *

Spain - March 22 2011
The Ministry of Industry has recently released its draft Royal Decree on actions to be undertaken in the area of the radio-electric spectrum.

Co-authors: Maite Diez.

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Data Protection Act applies to telephone and address registry *

Spain - March 22 2011
The Spanish Data Agency (SDPA), in its Report number 0427/2010, responded to a query relating to the application of the Data Protection Act to a call centre register that collects telephone numbers and full addresses of callers.

Co-authors: Maite Diez.

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Bank fined for mailing a client's personal information to another client *

Spain - March 16 2011
The National Administrative Court has upheld a €60,000 fine imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) on a bank for mailing a client's confidential information to another client.

Co-authors: Maite Diez.

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