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  • El ministro de Industria se refirió en su primera reunión con el embajador a la peculiar "mentalidad" española.
  • Eduardo Aguirre le comunicó que al día siguiente se anunciaría que España volvía a estar incluida en la Lista de vigilancia 301 de países 'piratas'.
  • Se vieron 12 días despues del nombramiento del ministro.

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151659

Etiquetas

EFIN, KIPR, KNNP, IR, SP

Fecha

2008-04-29 08:24:00

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08MADRID477

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Embassy Madrid

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CONFIDENTIAL

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08MADRID286

08MADRID465

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SIPDIS

SIPDIS

@ELIMINADO@

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/29/2013

TAGS: EFIN, KIPR, KNNP, IR, SP

SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR RAISES IPR, IRAN CONCERNS WITH NEW

TRADE MINISTER

REF: A. MADRID 465

B. MADRID 286

Classified By: Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)

1. (C) Summary: On April 24, Ambassador Aguirre informed new

GOS trade minister Sebastian of Spain,s placement on the

Special 301 Watch List. Sebastian expressed disappointment

but vowed to work with the USG and set as a goal getting

Spain off the Watch List by 2009. @ELIMINADO@ Although we will

need to continue explaining USG concerns on a wide range of

issues to the new minister and his staff, we expect him to be

an activist who will be responsive to our concerns. End

Summary.

2. (U) Ambassador Aguirre, accompanied by DCM and econcouns,

paid an introductory call on new Minister of Industry,

Tourism, and Commerce Miguel Sebastian on April 24.

Sebastian was accompanied by his chief of staff and deputy

chief of staff. Sebastian is a former head of the presidency

economic office who is close to President Zapatero. He has

little experience with IPR or Iran but is likely to be

responsive to USG concerns. Post is sending biographic

information septel.

IPR

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3. (SBU) The Ambassador informed Sebastian that Spain would

be on the 2008 Special 301 Watch List that would be announced

the following day, and he explained the Special 301 process

to the Minister. He emphasized that the primary USG concern

was over Internet downloads. He noted the Justice

Ministry,s 2006 circular that had given many Spaniards the

incorrect impression that downloading of copyrighted material

was legal. He also cited encorcement problems with

prosecutors and especially judges.

4. (SBU) The Ambassador said he had explained USG IPR

concerns to three trade ministers, two culture ministers, one

justice minister, and Sebastian,s successor as head of the

presidency economic office, but that the problems continued.

He added that one important difference between Spain and

France (note: which is not on the Watch List) was the

leadership shown by the French government that we have not

seen in Spain. He noted that the Motion Picture Association

(MPA) was so concerned about Spain that it was opening an

office here and that its representative had expressed

concerns about his lack of access to GOS policymakers. He

also pointed out that Sebastian had said earlier in the

meeting that Spain was moving away from an economy based on

construction; if Spain could not protect intellectual

property, the government,s effort to move the economy into

new industries would not work.

5. (SBU) Sebastian expressed disappointment with the decision

but acknowledged the seriousness of Spain,s IPR problem. He

noted that, even if there were no direct economic sanctions

associated with Watch List placement, it was something that

investors certainly would take into account. He added that

Spain,s cultural sector was also concerned over deficiencies

in IP protection. He said the GOS wanted to pass a new

intellectual property law during this term. He did not want

to blame only internet service providers for illegal

downloads, but he emphasized that they would have to

cooperate. He said that the same mentality that led many

Spaniards to drink and drive or to ride motorcycles without

helmets led many to view favorably illicit downloads.

Sebastian promised that his ministry would work with the USG,

and he set a goal of getting Spain off the Watch List by 2009.

@ELIMINADO@

Comment

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10. (C) Sebastian has replaced nearly all of his ministry,s

senior staff except the secretary of state dealing with

intellectual property, Francisco Ros. Although we will need

to continue explaining to Sebastian and his advisors USG

concerns on a wide range of issues, we expect that he will be

an active and responsive minister. One sign of his interest

in quick action came when he noted that the first year of a

government was the best time to get things done. He showed

determination to improve Spain,s intellectual property

protection, and we will work with his ministry to follow up

on this and other issues.

AGUIRRE;"

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