Piratería en España
Cable de la reunión entre González-Sinde y el 'número dos' de la embajada de EE UU
Este telegrama de junio de 2009 se resume la primera visita de González-Sinde como ministra (había sido nombrada en abril) al encargado de negocios de la legación, Arnold A. Chacón
| ID: | 213345 |
| Date: | 2009-06-22 14:59:00 |
| Origin: | 09MADRID593 |
| Source: | Embassy Madrid |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Dunno: | 09MADRID129 09STATE42723 |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 000593 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/WE AND EEB/TPP/IPE STATE PASS USTR FOR JGROVES AND DWEINER STATE PASS U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE USDOC FOR 4212/DCALVERT USDOC ALSO FOR PTO E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2014 TAGS: KIPR, SP SUBJECT: NEW CULTURE MINISTER ON FIGHT AGAINST INTERNET PIRACY REF: A. STATE 42723 B. MADRID 129 Classified By: CdA Arnold A. Chacon, for Reason 1.4(d) 1.(C) Summary and Action Requests: New Culture Minister Gonzalez-Sinde, a committed opponent of internet piracy, updated the Charge on the status of negotiations between content providers and ISPs. She welcomed a shift in approach by content providers that would have the GOS seek legal changes allowing it to block offending web pages. After several months, participants would review the results to see whether other action (e.g., action against individual users), was needed. The Minister reacted enthusiastically to our offer of expert engagement, saying it would be valuable for GOS officials to hear what has worked and what has not worked to reduce illicit downloads. Post requests that Washington agencies seek to provide experts to discuss this issue with GOS officials in visits or through video conferences. Post also requests that Washington agencies respond favorably to the Minister's interest in involving U.S. experts in IPR-related events during Spain's EU presidency next year. End Summary and Action Requests. 2.(C) Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde, named Culture Minister in the April 7 cabinet shuffle, emphasized to the Charge during a June 18 courtesy call the importance she placed on addressing internet piracy. She said it would be ideal if content providers and ISPs could reach agreements on measures to fight piracy as had happened in the U.S., but that the ISPs, led by Telefonica, did not seem to want to do so. She said that since talks between the Coalition of content providers and the Redtel ISP association had broken off in April, the Coalition had shown much more flexibility than Redtel. It now was willing to start by targeting offending websites rather than individual users. She said it would be necessary to change laws so the GOS could act against sites, adding that 100 sites accounted for a significant majority of illicit downloads. In some months, participants could review whether this approach had worked and see whether other action was needed. (Note: The Coalition announced a proposal along these lines the next day. It called for a one-year period with no action against individual users and called for measures against 200 sites accounting for 80% of illicit downloads. The Coalition also announced the creation of a site that would involve ISPs in offering movies, music, and video games at an accessible price. The ISPs have not yet responded.) 3.(U) The Minister expressed interest in our offer (ref A) of cooperation from USG experts. She was particularly interested in advice on measures to reduce demand for unauthorized downloads -- what had worked and what had not. The Minister also expressed interest in involving U.S. experts in IPR-related events during Spain's EU presidency in the first half of 2010. 4.(U) The Minister hopes to travel to the U.S. in September. Post believes it would be useful for USG and U.S. IPR industry officials to meet with her. 5.(C) Comment: Gonzalez-Sinde's appointment as Minister prompted vocal criticism from the "Internautas" pro-piracy association that she faced a conflict of interest because as head of the Spanish film academy she had spoken out strongly against internet piracy (ref B). While she emphasized that the Internautas were a small and unrepresentative group, she also acknowledged the importance of fighting any perception that she was only interested in piracy for personal reasons, and she has taken a relatively low public profile on the issue in her first months. Nonetheless, she is actively engaged in the fight against piracy, meeting with a range of key players to seek a way forward. While one of her key points -- the need for viable models of legal content distribution -- is a frequent Redtel refrain, she is much more focused on the need for constructive action. It is in our interest to support her efforts, and post recommends that we do so through arranging visits, meetings, and/or video conferences with experts in the coming months. Her receptivity also gives us an opportunity during Spain's EU presidency to influence developments beyond Spain. End Comment. CHACON |
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