[LINK] spain copyright wikileaks US

[Kim Holburn]

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/03/wikileaks-cables-rev.html
> Wikileaks cables reveal that the US wrote Spain's proposed copyright law


> Spain's Congress is about to vote on a new and extremely harsh copyright/Internet law. It's an open secret that the law was essentially drafted by American industry groups working with the US trade representative.
> 
> But it gets gets more interesting: 115 of the Wikileaks cables intercepted from the US embassy in Madrid were tagged with "KIPR" --  that is, relating to "intellectual property," The big question has been: will El Pais, the Spanish newspaper that's has the complete trove of Wikileaks cables release them in time to effect the vote on the new law?
> 
> Well, now they've started. The first 35 of the 115 cables have been released, and they confirm the widespread suspicion: the Spanish government and the opposition party were led around by the nose by the US representatives who are the real legislative authority in Spain.
> 
> So here's the new question: when the Spanish Congress votes on America's copyright law this month, will they vote for their sovereignty, or act likea US puppet state?



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