https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The former administrators of three pirate film and series sites that became hugely popular went on trial Monday in Spain where they risk jail for violating intellectual property rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20190408/spanish-court-tries-four-for-film-series-piracy Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:32:23 +0200 spanish-court-tries-four-for-film-series-piracy Spanish bishops are defending the country's film industry by announcing that watching films illegally online is a sin. https://www.thelocal.es/20160504/thou-shalt-not-stream-films-illegally-say-spains-bishops Wed, 04 May 2016 12:11:46 +0200 thou-shalt-not-stream-films-illegally-say-spains-bishops A new study has revealed that in Spain almost 88 percent of all online cultural content is pirated, making the country one of the worst in Europe for internet piracy. https://www.thelocal.es/20150310/9-out-of-10 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:46:52 +0100 9-out-of-10 An amendment to Spain's intellectual property law, due to come into effect in January 2015, will introduce fines of up to €600,000 ($748,000) for websites and intermediary services that facilitate internet piracy but not for people who download copyrighted material. https://www.thelocal.es/20141110/spain-toughens-up-its-internet-piracy-laws Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:45:00 +0100 spain-toughens-up-its-internet-piracy-laws The owners of Spain's most popular downloading site - 'SeriesYonkis' – have withdrawn all links to the countless series and films they offered, in the midst of a legal scandal which could see them spend up to four years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.es/20140305/spains-download-pirates-bow-to-pressure Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:06:55 +0100 spains-download-pirates-bow-to-pressure