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P2P, la tecnologia è mero strumento

La Spagna ha ribadito quanto già stabilito nel 2011: le tecnologie sono di per sé neutre. È dal lontano 2008 che il programmatore Pablo Soto si confronta con l'industria del copyright a difesa di Blubster, Piolet e Manolito, client e servizi dedicati al P2P sgraditi a Warner, Universal, EMI e Sony, rappresentate da Promusicae, l'associazione che raccoglie l'industria della musica in Spagna.

Soto era stato accusato di favoreggiamento alla violazione del diritto d'autore: il suo client, scaricato da decine di milioni di netizen nel corso degli anni, secondo le stime ndell'industria sarebbe stato utilizzato da almeno il 90 per cento dei suoi utenti per ottenere brani musicali illegalmente. Le etichette di Promusicae chiedevano 13 milioni di euro a titolo di risarcimento. Gaia Bottà. Un outil de P2P n'est pas illégal en soi, confirme la justice espagnole.

Sentencia favorable a Pablo Soto. Spanish Court Says "P2P Technology Doesn't Promote Exploitation" With music sales down, everyone is quick to point their finger at “illicit” P2P file sharing services.

Spanish Court Says "P2P Technology Doesn't Promote Exploitation"

Well, the Madrid Court of Appeals doesn’t think P2P technology is all that illicit. Back in 2008, Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, and Productores de Música de España (the Spanish RIAA) joined forces and sued MP2P Technologies for the equivalent of $18 million. MP2P was founded by Pablo Soto and is the company behind Blubster, a site similar to the old Napster.

These labels said Soto created the software to promote piracy, a move that created unfair and illegal competition. In 2011, the court decided that Blubster was neutral software, saying it was just a tool for sharing files. The labels appealed the decision. The court also said Soto ”didn’t have any control over users’ actions by giving them the tools, as he wasn’t a mediator between the user and the service”. Record labels lose landmark peer-to-peer judgment in Spain. Peer-to-peer (P2P) is now legal after record labels lost a judgment against Bluster, the "Napster" of Spain.

Record labels lose landmark peer-to-peer judgment in Spain

The judgment comes after six years of litigation between Pablo Soto, the developer of Bluster, and record labels. Sony BMG Music Etertainment, Universal Music Spain, and Warner Music Spain accused Soto of promoting piracy by developing P2P apps Bluster, Piolet, and Manolito. The record labels sought 13 million euros ($18 million) in damages. "[Soto's] activity is not only neutral, and perfectly legal, moreover it is protected by article 38 of our Constitution.

" The Madrid Provincial Court ruled in favor of Pablo, arguing that creating a program in which piracy is possible doesn't mean its intent is to distribute pirated works. “[Soto's] activity is not only neutral, and perfectly legal, moreover it is protected by article 38 of our Constitution,” writes the Court ruling.

User information for P2P apps like Blubster are protected under this ruling as well.