[pp.int.general] Plataforma PAZ (just to let you see which is the Spanish political scenario on author's rights)

[Carlos Ayala Vargas]

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=711s0YrIIAA

And for all those who can speak Spanish or, at least, who have a 
reliable translator:

- http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/la-paz-del-canon/ <== about the PAZ 
civic group
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http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/nota-prensa-rrpp-fisking-ministro-molina/ 
<== about Minister of Culture declaring himself unwilling to do anything 
to make SGAE observe the law
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http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/ministro-cultura-equipara-descargas-con-robar/ 
<== about Minister of Culture comparing non-commercial filesharing with 
robbery
- 
http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/nota-de-prensa-de-rrpp-lobby-pro-copyright-cuando-caer-mas-bajo-todavia-resulta-posible/ 
<== about autonomous governments working together to brainwash poor 
little children (remember Pink Floyd, "//hey/, /teacher/, leave those 
kids alone! All in all its just another brick in the wall/")
- 
http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/sgae-detectives-vigilar-opositores-canon/ 
<== SGAE hires detectives to spy oppositors
- 
http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/comunicado-de-la-junta-directiva-nacional-pp-y-psoe-trabajo-en-equipo-contra-la-libertad-de-expresion/ 
<== the parties concentrating 323 out of 350 MPs use to agree on the 
pro-copyright lobbies, and most tiny parties also do, thus there is no 
real opposition in the Spanish Congress
- 
http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/grupo-socialista-pretende-entidades-gestion-controlen-contenidos-red/ 
<== PSOE's (Government) parliamentary group proposes to give censorship 
powers within Internet to the Spanish pro-copyright lobby, and the rest 
of groups agree
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http://www.partidopirata.es/blog/comunicado-de-la-junta-directiva-nacional-de-solidaridad-con-ana-maria-mendez-y-con-el-resto-de-damnificados-por-sentencias-similares-y-de-denuncia-contra-la-impunidad-de-sgae/ 
<== a comprehensive briefing about SGAE's reality and its lack of inner 
democracy

I talked with Valentin Villenave (Parti Pirate) one year ago in Berlin 
and, according to what he told me about SACEM, to the /Olivennes 
Agreement/, and to other France-related news, maybe things in France are 
even worse than in Spain concerning RMOs and their binding with the 
Government. Regards,


                                                                                             
Carlos Ayala
                                                                                             
( Aiarakoa )

                                                                       
Partido Pirata National Board's Chairman