Blocking Orders due to Copyright Reasons violate Art. 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as Art. 11, on freedom of expression and information.

Posted on 30 Sep 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Judgment of the OLG Cologne on network blocking (18 July 2014, 6 U 192/11) The decision of the Appellate Court of Cologne represents the first further development of principles laid down by the CJEU in UPC Telekabel Wien GmbH v. Constantin Film Verleih GmbH. The close assessment of various EU Directives is of particular interest. Read more about Blocking Orders due to Copyright Reasons violate Art. 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as Art. 11, on freedom of expression and information.[…]

TorrentFreak: Censoring pirate sites is counterproductive, Research find

Posted on 8 Jul 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Italian lawyer Fulvio Sarzana, who represented the owners of several blocked websites, says the report confirms what many people already expected. “The research by the University of Padua shows what everyone already knows: administrative copyright enforcement by blocking access to websites is an unnecessary and harmful waste time,” he tells TF. The controversial AGCOM measures Read more about TorrentFreak: Censoring pirate sites is counterproductive, Research find[…]

Online Copyright Enforcement: The effects of the administrative blocking orders on piracy by Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM)”. Torrents, Linking and Movie & TV Series Streaming Web Sites One year 2014-2015.

Posted on 6 Jul 20156 Jul 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

“Copyright Administrative enforcement through ISP, without Judicial review, by Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) , generates an enormous increased access to the singles protected works and to Blocked sites.” It’s the conclusion reached by the distinguished Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Padua, Italy, Giorgio Clemente, who analyzed, within a year (2014-2015), the measures Read more about Online Copyright Enforcement: The effects of the administrative blocking orders on piracy by Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM)”. Torrents, Linking and Movie & TV Series Streaming Web Sites One year 2014-2015.[…]