A site that sold Bitcoin was seized due to financial unlawfulness

Posted on 25 Mar 201826 Mar 2018 by Fulvio Sarzana

It’s called Crypt.trade. So far our country has been waiting on the phenomenon, now the turning point. The expert Sarzana: “For the first time, the judicial authority has established that offering trading on cryptocurrency ( without financial authority authorisation CONSOB i.e.) is an illegal sale of financial products, which will have consequences on all the Read more about A site that sold Bitcoin was seized due to financial unlawfulness[…]

The International Press Institute (IPI) hosted a workshop on how to avoid legal trouble for defamation.

Posted on 18 Apr 2017 by Fulvio Sarzana

On April 8, 2017, the International Press Institute (IPI) hosted a workshop at the 2017 International Journalism Festiva l in Perugia, Italy on how to avoid legal trouble for defamation. The workshop was led by IPI Director of Press Freedom Programmes Scott Griffen, together with Fulvio Sarzana, an Italian lawyer https://article.wn.com/view/2017/04/18/Video_Know_Your_Rights_Fighting_the_abuse_of_libel_laws/

Football in streaming: Italy closed 290 illegal websites in the last three months!

Posted on 24 Feb 2017 by Fulvio Sarzana

This is not the first time that Italy and the other European countries are trying to disrupt the illegal streaming of football. Recently Spain gave a final shove to the famous portal Rojadirecta. Last November, 152 websites were blocked for the same reason as well. In that occasion, Fulvio Sarzana, the lawyer that assists Read more about Football in streaming: Italy closed 290 illegal websites in the last three months![…]

Italian police seize 50 pirate newspaper and magazine sites including Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair

Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Fulvio Sarzana

Italian police have seized 50 domains involved in the unlawful distribution of copyrighted content, mostly related to newspaper and magazine sites. The seizure came after the Court of Rome pulled out pirated and proxy sites that were offering free digital versions of dozens of newspapers and magazines including Cosmopolitan and Vanity Fair. Niche newspaper and Read more about Italian police seize 50 pirate newspaper and magazine sites including Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair[…]

Court Overturns ‘Pirate’ Site Blockade Based on EU Ruling

Posted on 2 Dec 20162 Dec 2016 by Fulvio Sarzana

…At the time, Fulvia Sarzana, a lawyer specializing in Internet and copyright disputes, described the move as “sensational.” Since then he’s been defending one of the sites targeted by the sweeping action and now reports success thanks to an EU ruling. Kisstube.tv is a site that acts an index for movies hosted elsewhere. A cursory Read more about Court Overturns ‘Pirate’ Site Blockade Based on EU Ruling[…]

Embedding is not a copyright infringement, Rome’s Court of Appeal stated

Posted on 1 Dec 20161 Dec 2016 by Fulvio Sarzana

The Appeal Court of Rome, Special Section has determined that link to files protected by copyright or render its embed into your web pages does not constitute any crime and does not constitute sufficient activity to justify the seizure of a website. On November 29, the Court accepted the appeal presented by lawyer Fulvio Sarzana Read more about Embedding is not a copyright infringement, Rome’s Court of Appeal stated[…]

Rome court seizes 152 streaming sites

Posted on 14 Nov 2016 by Fulvio Sarzana

(ANSA) – Rome, November 8 – A Rome court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of 152 Internet sites offering sporting events, football matches and movies in streaming for free. This means websites such as rojadirecta.tv, socceryou.com, filmsenzalimiti.co and altadefinizione.video will be blacked out. The case was sparked when finance police reported the websites Read more about Rome court seizes 152 streaming sites[…]

Vice.com: Interview with Fulvio Sarzana on Internet Hoaxes and hatespeech

Posted on 3 Aug 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

What are the legal aspects of Internet Hoaxes ? And when hatespeech online becomes a crime ? Fulvio Sarzana spoke about this with the magazine Vice.com

Overview of the Rules on binary options in Italy

Posted on 20 Jul 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Speaking on the matter, Lawyer Fulvio Sarzana, whose firm Sarzana and Partners works on behalf of Italian internet service providers, and has also posted about the subject, said “Consob believes that binary options are more similar to gambling than to financial services.” He added that “Financial watchdogs in Italy had made complaints last year about Read more about Overview of the Rules on binary options in Italy[…]

Consumer Organizations And Internet Companies Mount Legal Challenge To Italy’s Extreme Copyright Enforcement Regulations

Posted on 18 Nov 20145 Jun 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Techdirt has been following for a while the saga of Italy giving its Authority for Communications Guarantees (AGCOM), which regulates broadcasting and telecommunications, wide-ranging new powers to police online copyright infringement too. Read more