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Congress approves intellectual property law
By h.b. - Jun 22, 2006 - 4:57 PM
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Congress has approved the reforms to the intellectual property laws in Spain, with the deputies supporting amendments passed previously in the Senate.
However only the large parties have agreed the reforms of the text which has been criticized by cultural bodies, consumers’ organizations and the technology sector.
The new law means that a cannon is charged on any virgin media, be it for CD, DVD or MP3 players and mobile phones, scanners and even printers and pencil memories, and comes into effect as soon as it is published in the official state bulletin. However the amount of the cannon has to be agreed still between all sides.
The money collected will be paid to the copyright owners of the music or films concerned.