Internet Music Laws in Spain

When I first unpacked my luggage when I arrived at Madrid, I realized I had forgotten to bring my iPod. Now that I had a Madrid phone that had cost me just $10, I could no longer listen to music on my smart phone either. How was I going to listen to music for the entire semester I was going to live here? Then I remembered I could always use Pandora.

Pandora is an online music radio that lets you create stations and listen to only music you love. It's like an iTunes only better because you do not have to pay for music (yet it's legal in the US) and it still saves your music stations. The best part is that you can find out about new artists and songs based on your music preferences. But when I typed in "www.pandora.com" this is what I came across:

 

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Then I read this, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16391727, and it all made a little more sense. I understand why Spain would want to crack down with Internet anti-piracy laws but I can see how a law such as this one could prevent individuals' freedom of speech by not allowing content to spread freely over the Internet. For now, or until I find the Spanish equivalent of Pandora (if there is such a thing), I will stick to YouTube to listen to music--which thank God has not been blocked.