Until a few days ago, cases in Spain involving peer-to-peer file-sharing had gone unpunished, since no profit motive could be proved. But can it be a coincidence that the first jailing of someone behind a file-sharing site occurs just as a new culture minister, Ángeles Gónzalez-Sinde, former president of the Cinema Academy and an avowed opponent of file-sharing, takes office?
The convicted man, Adrián Gómez Llorente, 22, received a six-month jail term and a fine of around $6,500, for violating intellectual property laws because he profited from his site, www.infopsp.com, according to Billboard. He offered links to other sites where movies and video games could be downloaded, and benefited from advertising on the site.
