SPAIN – INTERNET
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLMICROSOFT, Vodafone, Oracle, AT&T, Nokia, Verizon, IBM and other telecoms related companies have joined a protest statement coordinated by the International Chamber of Commerce against a Spanish law restricting e-commerce.Spain is not only requiring commercial websites based on its territory to register with its government, but also to insist that Spanish ISP's block access to site that are deemed threatening to the country's defence, public order, consumer rights or other values. The ICC has delivered its protect note to Spain's Minister for ...
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