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What it is

Proposal to remove the compensation paid to publishers by news aggregators

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 10 January 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Official title: Private member's bill repealing Article 32.2 of the Consolidated Text of the Intellectual Property Act.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000058· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would repeal Article 32.2 of the Intellectual Property Law. That article gives publishers a non-waivable right to compensation when content aggregators display fragments of their news.
  2. The authors argue that the compensation harmed everyone involved. They cite the closure of Google News Spain in December 2014 and a report pointing to fewer visits and lower advertising income for publishers, especially smaller ones.
  3. The statement of reasons notes that the National Markets and Competition Commission already opposed this compensation in 2014. It said publishers could avoid being aggregated with free technical tools, and that the measure favored established aggregators while making it harder for new ones to enter the market.
  4. If approved, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Publishers of periodicals and regularly updated websites: They would lose the right to compensation for fragments shown by aggregators.
  • Content aggregation services: They could display news fragments without paying compensation, and the bill seeks to make it easier for new aggregators to enter the market.
  • People who read news online: According to the bill, they would regain variety of content and spend less time searching for information.

Words worth knowing

Derogar (repeal)
To remove a law or part of it, so it no longer applies.
Texto Refundido (consolidated text)
A single, organized version of a law that gathers all its amendments in one text.
Proposición de ley (non-governmental bill)
A draft law introduced by parliamentary groups for debate and approval in Congress. It is not a law until passed.
Agregador de contenidos (content aggregator)
A service that collects and shows headlines or news fragments from many media outlets on one page.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced10 January 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted19 January 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2017Dec 201811. 10 January 2017: Presentación22. 19 January 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 19/01/2017 hasta 23/01/201733. 19 January 2017: Calificación44. 23 January 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 23/01/2017 hasta 08/03/201755. 8 March 2017: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 08/03/2017 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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