Spain's cultural industry has accepted that the proposed disconnection of Internet users who ignore warnings not to download illegally is no longer an option. The about-turn by the Coalition of Creators and Content Industries follows indications that the government will refuse to implement any kind of "three-strikes" scheme.But the Coalition, which includes sections of the music, film and software sectors including 88-member labels body Promusicae, as well as collecting societies such as the 95,000-member authors and publishers society SGAE, still thinks a reduction in Internet access speed is feasible against offenders.
In his first public appearance as Coalition president, Aldo Olcese acknowledged that users are "our current and future clientele," and that punitive measures were out of the question. "We have no desire to criminalize Internet users who download illegally," he said.
Source: Billboard.biz
