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In article <2435043.3GtJyZI9O8@ID-187157.news.dfncis.de>,
Tristan Miller  <psychonaut@nothingisreal.com> wrote:
>In article <bviifr$1f1h$1@toad.stack.nl>, Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet wrote:
>> That would seem to be correct. If the legislation in Spain has
>> not yet brought its law into conformity with this treaty, there
>> is very little you can do.
>
>Ah... so has Spain yet brought its law in conformity with the WIPO Copyright
>Treaty?  Do you know of anywhere I could find out (preferably without
>having to learn Spanish first)?

As far as I can tell, the EU member states did not change their
laws specifically for this treaty. The provisions are more or
less completely covered by the three directives I cited earlier,
so by conforming to those the treaty obligations are also fulfilled.

If we're talking about database protection, Spain implemented
that in 1998.
http://www.codata.org/databases/data_access/linn.html
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/5054/marcos/docs/cp_soft_tb_ww_en.html
http://www.certh.gr/cordis/t_en/p/es/p_054_en.asp.htm

If it's about circumvention technologies or rights management,
then Spain hasn't yet implemented:
http://www.fipr.org/copyright/guide/spain.htm

Arnoud
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Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch patent attorney - Speaking only for myself
Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/