UK has bigger problems, they're just short of setting up a Chinese firewall.
"In a February 2008 cable, the US Embassy in Madrid stated that:
“We propose to tell the new government that Spain will appear on the Watch List if it does not do three things by October 2008. First, issue a [Government of Spain] announcement stating that internet piracy is illegal, and that the copyright levy system does not compensate creators for copyrighted material acquired through peer-to-peer file sharing. Second, amend the 2006 “circular” that is widely interpreted in Spain as saying that peer-to-peer file sharing is legal. Third, announce that the GoS will adopt measures along the lines of the French and/or UK proposals aimed at curbing Internet piracy by the summer of 2009.”"
post by arkquimanthorn at Dec 21,2010 10:46am
The US still thinks it can exert diplomatic pressure the same way it did after WWII. It's extremely detrimental to future US diplomatic opportunities as the empire falls little by little. Also, Spanish law isn't the same as US or EU law. Unenforcable with little meaning.
Governor Tarkin: The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I have just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.
General Tagge: But that's impossible. How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?
Governor Tarkin: The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.
