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Minister of Culture considers it urgent to approve the anti-downloading law

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Spain
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August 10 2010

The Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, believes that it is urgent for the Government to pass the Anti-Downloading Law and close websites that are facilitating the illegal downloading of copyrighted works

Spanish government to provide subsidies for movies passing a "culture test"

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Spain
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August 17 2010

On 30 June 2010, the Spanish Government passed an Order which modified an existing regulation that monitors the amount of movie production costs and investments that can be reimbursed through state aid

The Council of Ministers approves Bill on Food Security and Nutrition

Baker & McKenzie
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Spain
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November 2 2010

The Council of Ministers has recently approved the presentation of the Bill on Food Security and Nutrition to the Parliament

Piracy of digital content reaches 76 in Spain

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Spain
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July 16 2010

Compared to the 1.653 million spent on legal digital content in Spain in 2009, the value of pirated content amounted to 5.212 million

First steps toward high definition television

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Spain
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July 27 2010

The Spanish Government has approved a new decree detailing the technical requirements needed for the transition from digital terrestrial television towards high definition television

Law in Cataluña requires 50 of all movies to be dubbed into Catalan

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Spain
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August 31 2010

Parliament has passed a law that requires 50 of all films released or distributed in Cataluña to be dubbed or subtitled in Catalan

Spanish broadcaster wins copyright infringement case

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Spain
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November 9 2010

Telecinco filed a copyright infringement claim against Le Sexta when the latter used some of the former's images in certain TV programmes without authorisation

Spanish "audiencia nacional" revokes the list of digital devices subject to the right to equitable remuneration for private copying and its tariffs

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Spain
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June 1 2011

The Spanish Association of Internet Users filed a claim against the Ministry of the Presidency and most of the Spanish collecting societies alleging that: (i) the Spanish Ministerial Order governing the list of digital devices subject to the right to equitable remuneration for private copying and its tariffs (Order) should be null and void, as it violates legal principles; and (ii) the invalidity of the Order should be backdated to include all payments improperly made

The Spanish National Competition Commission investigates collecting societies

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Spain
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January 28 2011

The Spanish National Competition Commission (CNC) has resolved to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the General Collecting Society of Authors of Spain (SGAE

Precautionary measure adopted prohibiting broadcaster from using a particular television programme format

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Spain
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July 4 2011

Upon the request of Corporación Radiotelevisión Española, the Commercial Court Nº 12 of Madrid issued an injunction against Telecinco which prohibited the broadcast of any television programme with a similar format to the well-known programme "Tengo una pregunta para usted" (I have a question for you), which is owned exclusively by Corporación Radiotelevisión Española