The bill proposes creating a public copyright office

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1. The bill proposes creating the Spanish Office for Copyright and Related Rights (OEDAC), an autonomous agency attached to the Ministry of Culture and Sport, with its own assets and management.
2. The Government must approve the agency's Statute by royal decree, and would do so before December 31, 2023.
3. The new office would take on administrative powers: authorizing and revoking collective management organizations, inspecting and sanctioning, with a separation between who investigates and who decides cases.
4. The office would have its own assets and funding, including fees for its services and the intellectual property rights to Spain's national anthem.
5. The Intellectual Property Law would be amended: the Intellectual Property Commission would be attached to the new office, and fines for repeatedly ignoring content removal orders would range from €150,001 to €600,000.
6. Until the office starts operating, the Ministry of Culture and Sport would keep handling these duties. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette.

Who it affects

• Collective copyright management organizations: They would be authorized, supervised and inspected by the new office.
• Websites offering pirated content: They could face fines of up to €600,000 and shutdown for repeat offenses.
• Creators and copyright holders: They would have a specialized agency to promote and protect their rights.
• Ministry of Culture and Sport: It would transfer its intellectual property duties to the office once it starts operating.

Words worth knowing

Organismo autónomo (autonomous agency)

A public body with its own legal personality and assets that manages its affairs independently of the ministry it is attached to.

Derechos conexos (related rights)

Rights similar to copyright held, for example, by performers and producers over their performances and recordings.

Entidades de gestión (collective management organizations)

Organizations that manage copyright on behalf of creators, collecting and distributing payments for the use of works.

Estatuto (Statute)

The rule that sets out how an agency is organized and runs: its bodies, staff and rules.

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