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Spain Blocks Archive.today Service
Spain blocks Archive.today and its mirrors citing copyright violations
In brief
Spain blocks Archive.today and its mirrors citing copyright violations Spain blocked Archive.today domains via administrative order, not court ruling, to prevent access to archived content. Originally reported by Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights.
Spain blocks Archive.today
Spain's Intellectual Property Commission ordered blocking of Archive.today domains without court ruling.
“El acceso a esta página ha sido bloqueado mediante Resolución de la Sección Segunda de la Comisión de Propiedad Intelectual”
User warning message
Users see a government page accusing them of facilitating illegal access to protected content.
“ESTÁ USTED INTENTANDO ACCEDER A UN SITIO WEB ILEGAL”
Censorship protocol
Spain uses a 2021 protocol to block mirror sites within 24 hours of notice.
“mirror sites within 24 hours of receiving notice from a technical committee”
Archive.today service
Archive.today saves web page snapshots for researchers and journalists.
“saves snapshots of web pages, allowing users to view sites and articles that have been removed or altered”
Blocking scope
The block affects Archive.today, Archive.is, Archive.ph, and Archive.li domains.
“Archive.today, Archive.is, Archive.ph, and Archive.li”
The essence
Spain blocked Archive.today domains via administrative order, not court ruling, to prevent access to archived content.
