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papyrus9244today at 9:44 AM0 repliesview on HN

And just to add some more context, the Second Section (Sección Segunda), which is part of the executive branch, was created because time after time judges concluded that downloading movies from the internet was perfectly legal[1]. So the PSOE's gov at the time (with Zapatero being president) created a law that just sidesteps judges altogether, and bans access from the executive branch.

[1] See also: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho_de_copia_privada