Every year around this time, many countries are subjected to a kind of universal judgment regarding their piracy rates. The publication of Special Report 301 of the US Department of Commerce constitutes a true thermometer to measure the effectiveness of government action in the fight against this scourge. It hurts to say that since 2008 Spain was in the Watch List or blacklist of countries with the worst piracy rates in all of Europe. And our country remained there until the recent publication on April 30 of the new 2012 Annual Report.
Spain no longer has the dubious honor of being included in the aforementioned list thanks to the recognized effort made after the approval in 2011 of the so-called Sinde Law and the recent implementation of the precautionary system established for the prosecution of online piracy. through the Intellectual Property Commission. This effort has even more merit, if possible, after verifying that other European countries around us are still included on the watch list.
Although the harsh criticism in previous US reports of the Spanish government's passivity in solving the problem of online piracy has not been completely eliminated, the new Special Report 301 applauds the quick measures taken by Spain. Even so, the Report warns that in practice there is still a certain relaxation in the prosecution of crimes against Intellectual Property on the Internet by the Police and the judges themselves.
The report essentially refers to the situation of intellectual property piracy. However, the balance it offers of the situation in Spain can be extrapolated to cases of trademark counterfeiting, which present so many common features in this regard.
Although it is early to ring the bell and there is a long way to go, Spain can boast for now of its descent from the piracy podium.
Author Ruiz Transit
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