intellectual property infringment AGCOM, Italy’s independent and autonomous Communications Authority -with a putsch- decide on December the 12th to controversially appoint itself – without any further Parliament approval needed – to take on the powers to order the removal of any online content in case of presumed copyright violation. The “AGCOM”aims at speeding up the Read more about intellectual property infringment[…]
Ec on italian copyright rules European commission on italian copyright rules Read More
Intellectual Property enforcement in Italy “Some experts are worried by a measure that allows the selective removal or disabling of access to illicit content. According to those experts, it is unwise to remove occasional content posted by bloggers, journalists or common people, such as videos on YouTube and simple links to articles. This way, everyone Read more about Intellectual Property enforcement in Italy[…]
Italy: New rules on web copyright AGCOM, Italy’s independent and autonomous Communications Authority -with a putsch- is about to decide to controversially appoint itself – without any further Parliament approval needed – to take on the powers to order the removal of any online content in case of presumed copyright violation. Read More
Stanford law school f sarzana interview The ongoing claims against the Rojadirecta website for linking to streams of sporting events are novel and quite important in defining the rights and responsibilities of intermediaries that host links to possibly infringing content stored elsewhere. While the U.S. case against Rojadirecta was resolved a few years, ago, litigation Read more about Stanford law school f sarzana interview[…]
a new dawn in italy for wifi A new dawn for wi-fi: Why using a public network in Italy no longer means showing your passport Summary: Changes to the law in Italy mean the burden of checking wi-fi users’ ID has been lifted from pubs, cafes and shops. Could public networks be about to explode Read more about a new dawn in italy for wifi[…]
#prism and surveillance in Italy Then there is Italy. According to Italian lawyer Fulvio Sazrana (link in Italian), a law passed earlier this year by the outgoing Mario Monti government also skipped over court orders and other legal approvals. Instead, Monti issued a directive laying down guidelines for the protection of cybernetics and national cyber Read more about #prism and surveillance in Italy[…]
Global surveillance Canada, Usa and Ityaly Then there is Italy. According to Italian lawyer Fulvio Sazrana (link in Italian), a law passed earlier this year by the outgoing Mario Monti government also skipped over court orders and other legal approvals. Instead, Monti issued a directive laying down guidelines for the protection of cybernetics and national Read more about Global surveillance Canada, Usa and Ityaly[…]
Privacy: too little or too much An Italian expert in internet and telecommunications law, Fulvio Sarzana, reacted to the news by claiming that his country has no need for such sophisticated technologies, because a law passed at the beginning of this year by the outgoing Monti government gives Italian intelligence services even greater powers. In Read more about Privacy: too little or too much[…]
copyright on line: seizure Print As part of a criminal investigation by Italian authorities, 27 file-sharing related sites had their domains blocked by local ISPs last month. Rapidgator, one of the largest cyberlockers on the Internet, was among the targeted sites and chose to appeal the verdict. This week Rome’s Court of Appeal ruled that Read more about copyright on line: seizure[…]
