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### Viewing cable 08MADRID843, SPAIN: INTERNET SURVEY PROJECT

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08MADRID843 | 2008-07-29 13:01 | 2010-12-22 12:12 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Madrid

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    VZCZCXRO8538
    RR RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
    DE RUEHMD #0843/01 2111305
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 291305Z JUL 08
    FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5185
    INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 MADRID 000843

    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR EEB/TPP/IPE JOELLEN URBAN
    STATE PASS USTR CHRIS WILSON
    STATE PASS COMMERCE DON CALVERT

    E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A
    TAGS: ECON ECPS KIPR SP UK
    SUBJECT: SPAIN: INTERNET SURVEY PROJECT

    REF: LONDON 1814

    SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary: After consulting with rights-holders, the Embassy

    has identified seven main websites as most likely to be used
    for the purpose of uploading and/or downloading copyrighted
    materials considering accessibility, ease of download, and
    anonymity. Based on what we have found, it is fairly easy for
    Spaniards to obtain access to pirated media over the internet.
    Internet user anonymity remains a large legal obstacle in the
    enforcement of Spanish piracy regulations. Negotiations between
    Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and content providers have
    aimed to address this issue in recent months as part of a
    larger effort to stem internet piracy. Spain also continues to
    look towards the examples of neighboring countries in making
    decisions on internet piracy policy. Our overall assessment is
    that there is extensive illicit copyrighted material available
    for Spanish consumers, although we make no judgment regarding
    whether there is more or less such material available for
    consumers in other countries. End Summary.

    Embassy Internet Project
    ------------------------

    ¶2. (SBU) Spain has a major internet piracy problem. The country was

    placed on the Special 301 QWatch ListQ in 2008, largely because
    of this issue. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the
    nature of pirated content marketed to and available to the
    Spanish consumer, and to attempt to determine the facility
    which with Spanish nationals can acquire pirated materials over
    the internet. Online music and movies are the primary focus of
    this project. Due to the growing number of Spanish households
    with broadband internet access, in addition to the availability
    of efficient playback software, music and movies have become
    the primary concern with respect to online pirated materials.
    This project was carried out with the aid of several
    organizations from the movie industry, music industry, and
    intellectual property rights groups in Spain. Among those who
    provided information on questionable web pages were the Motion
    Picture Association (MPA), the Federation for the Protection of
    Intellectual Property (FAP), General Society of Authors and
    Editors (SGAE), and Producers of Spanish Music (Promusicae).

    ¶3. (SBU) With the information provided by these Organizations, the

    Embassy identified seven main websites as most likely to
    attract Spanish consumers considering accessibility, ease of
    download, and anonymity. Three of the webpages have been
    identified for downloading movies, three for downloading music,
    and one page, www.vagos.es, has been noted by all of the above
    mentioned content provider organizations for its movie and
    music download popularity. (Note: The Embassy surveyed these
    websites but did not actually upload or download any material.)

    ¶4. (SBU) The websites appear mostly to be operated out of locations

    in Spain. Technically, it does not matter where they are
    located. However, rights-holders have told us that, in theory,
    it should be less burdensome from a legal standpoint to block
    consumer access to sites operated from outside Spain.)

    Movies
    ------

    ¶5. (SBU) www.elrincondejesus.com is a traditional webpage based
    in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia. This
    page offers download links from various P2P systems including
    eMule and BitTorrent. One must, however download execute
    applications that access the P2P networks specified in order to
    download content. In order to access download information,
    users must register with the web page and login. Registration
    information includes: nickname, email address, password,
    occupation, country, postal code, sex, year of birth, and
    sector of employment.

    ¶6. (SBU) www.fase6.com is a traditional webpage with links to
    streaming video online. Movies do not have to be downloaded and
    can be viewed almost instantly, depending on the internet connection

    available. This page uploads movies daily, popular new and old
    releases and targets Spanish audiences. This site is very easy
    to access. There is no need to sign in, log on, or provide any
    information in order to access 100 percent of the content.
    Users just have to click on the link and the video starts to
    play.

    MADRID 00000843 002 OF 003

    ¶7. (SBU) www.sharemula.com is a page based in the southern Spanish
    region of Andaluca that offers links to a variety of media on
    the eMule P2P network. Types of media include software, music,
    movies, and eBooks in PDF format. Upon registration, users have
    access to links available for download through the eMule
    application. This page uses P2P networks to facilitate movie
    downloading. The content on this site is more difficult to
    access because one must both sign into the webpage with a login
    and password and additionally download and execute the eMule
    application in order to acquire pirated content.

    Music:
    -----

    ¶8. (SBU) www.elitemp3.net is a traditional webpage. Upon login,
    users have access to a variety of full music albums. The siteQs
    selection includes American and Spanish albums, but its
    language and themes suggest the site is geared towards a
    Spanish audience. The availability of songs and albums for
    download can be viewed by any internet user but download links
    and physical downloads are only available to registered users.
    Registration information includes: username, password, email
    address, country, postal code, age occupation, and sector of
    employment. Users are also given the option to join various
    email lists. According to Promusicae, this site contains 3537
    albums, has 263,342 users, and 6,600,000 downloads. In 2008,
    Promusicae reported that charges have been pressed against this
    site.

    ¶10. (SBU) www.ddr.mforos.com is an online message board. This site

    also offers access to movies, series, etc. in addition to
    music. The site was however originally noted for music piracy.
    The music section of the site contains threads for various
    albums, both Spanish and English. Upon entrance into the
    thread, a listing of songs on the album and a link to a Qone-
    click hosting siteQ (pages that store large-size files for
    their users, i.e. Rapidshare.com, Megaupload.com) appears.
    According to Promusicae, this site contains 3000 albums, has
    70,964 users, and has been visited over 21,000,000 times.

    ¶11. (SBU) www.posteando.com is an online message board with various

    themes including video games, software, literature, and
    multimedia. The multimedia section of the site contains both
    movies and music for download. The music section is organized
    in a manner where each thread specifies a download link for a
    certain album or song. The music section of the page also
    contains a thread where users can request download links from
    other users. Any internet user can view the locations of the
    content in question. It is necessary, however, to have a
    profile to post on the forum and thus be able to both post
    links and ask for links. According to Promusicae, this site
    contains 5000 albums and currently has 65,729 users.

    Special Note
    ------------

    ¶12. (SBU) www.vagos.es has been noted by both music and movie
    industry representatives as well as intellectual property
    rights organizations in Spain. For this reason, it receives
    special attention as a notorious provider of pirated materials of
    several kinds to its users. This site is an online message
    board based in the Balearic Islands. Music and movies are just
    two sections of the site. Other sections include general
    discussions about sports, humor, cars, and technology, and do
    not always contain pirated material. The music and movies
    sections include links uploaded by users of the site. Links are
    mostly to Qone-click hostingQ pages such as Megaupload and
    Rapidshare. Visitors who have not signed up with the web site
    are only able to view one post from one message board,
    therefore only having access to download one piece of media. In
    order to see more than one message, users must register with
    the web site and login. Information needed to register
    includes: name, password, email, country, postal code, sex,
    occupation, and industry.

    Analysis:
    --------

    ¶13. (SBU) After a general review of each of these internet pages, it

    is clear that it is not difficult for Spaniards to obtain
    access to pirated movies and music over the internet. In
    addition, users can usually do so anonymously. Most of the
    pages visited required the provision of a user name and email
    address, from neither of which could a true identity be
    verified. However, rights-holders have told us that this should
    not be an insurmountable obstacle to restricting service to

    MADRID 00000843 003 OF 003

    internet service subscribers suspected of trafficking in
    copyrighted material, i.e. rights-holders can provide suspected
    IP address detectors without knowing the name of the person
    behind the address. In theory, this should provide a way for
    ISPs to limit or eliminate service to internet service
    subscribers without breaking Spanish privacy laws, although
    they do not appear to be convinced. Additionally, the fact that
    pirated materials sometimes appear on sites that are mainly
    geared towards discussions on lifestyle and leisure
    (www.posteando.com) poses an additional risk to rights-holders
    in that some internet users otherwise unlikely to seek pirated
    materials may opportunistically download pirated products
    through these sites. The QlifestyleQ sites are geared mainly
    towards teens and adults in their 20Qs. Popular music and movie
    titles found on these sites are rarely more than twenty years
    old. This fact, especially in regard to music, points to the
    fact that the majority of both uploaders and downloaders fall
    into the age groups specified. The organizational structure of
    media downloading in Spain seems to be dominated by independent
    sites that allow users to post links, or more simply
    instructions, on how to download the content from a third
    party. The third party download sources generally fall into one
    of two categories: one-click hosting sites or peer-to-peer
    (P2P) applications. The most common P2P applications among the
    sites reviewed are eMule, which runs on the eDonkey network,
    and BitTorrent, a P2P system that allows users to share the
    costs (hardware, memory, download time) of uploading and
    downloading content. The most common one-click hosting sites
    were Rapidshare and Megaupload. These sites offer users to
    upload large size files onto their network space and make the
    files available for download to other users. While these sites
    are meant for personal use and legal sharing of non-copyrighted
    material, they are being used by a growing number of people to
    distribute pirated content.

    Comment:
    -------

    ¶14. (SBU) After a number of years of increasing complaints from
    rights-holders about internet piracy, the Embassy thought it
    would be valuable to try to see what is available to Spanish
    consumers. From our survey of the internet, it is clear that
    rights-holders have a point. Access to pirated material over
    the internet does appear to be quite extensive. We make no
    judgment as to whether more or less illicit content is
    available in Spain than in other major economies, only that
    such content is indeed available here. Moreover, a generation
    of Spanish internet users has become used to using the internet
    to access movies and music, some of which is legally available
    over the internet, but much of which is not available legally
    through the internet. Rights-holders sometimes describe the
    Spanish government and ISP pressure on content providers to
    offer legal internet alternatives as a Qred herring.Q In part,
    they may be right. We suspect, however, that any deal between
    ISPs and rights-holders or any new legislation aimed a
    protecting copyright over the internet will have to include an
    element of more legal alternatives, much as was described in
    reftel in the case of the United Kingdom.

    AGUIRRE

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