Paul F Burgueño

EXGAE - SGAE

A couple of days, one of the blog readers asked me the following question by mail.

I heard today of the existence of a consultancy called EXGAE, which advises and carries lawsuits against the SGAE. What do you think about this? Do you think you can grow these initiatives?

[As I think more people may be interested, I reproduce here the brief comment that he tucked mail]

About EXGAE , I think it is an extraordinary entrepreneurship, which has come to cover a very specific gap in legal services sought by society.

As you know, the SGAE is a private entity that covers a vast spectrum of cultural activities in Spain. Is present in every electronic trade, in every bar, hotel, cinema, theater and goes so far to affect a large part of multimedia devices that people use every day. This fact, coupled with the much improved management of the revenue received for the compensation required by law, the nefarious explanations and statements they make their representatives, probably unfair tariffs imposed and, to fool you, the economic and social some of his most visible partner, has caused a number of viral movement (such as the Platform All against the canon , the Google Boombing SGAE = Thieves , statements by Enrique Dans , etc.) that make it extremely unpopular.

Because "every human relationship creates legal consequences" if the SGAE keeps many reports and so unpopular, it becomes necessary to create a counterweight, with the public, of course rise as protector of justice. In reality, no longer an office more, which specializes in lawsuits against certain actions by the SGAE or its agents.

If you allow me the comparison, EXGAE is like one of those American firms specializing in "Right of bikers" or "Law of underwater treasure hunters." That is, a (very legal) to do business in a market with high demand and short supply specialized apparent.

As to whether it can grow this type of initiative ... The offices specialized in Intellectual Property Law spent years dealing with these issues. Perhaps they lacked EXGAE called, but do the same. I do not think you see a EXGAE 2.