Outsourcing agreements relating to cloud projects in the healthcare sector (eHealth or telemedicine) trigger relevant regulatory and contractual issues.
Giulio Coraggio
Gaming video terminals are called "totem" in Italy...
The Italian Supreme Court held that it is possible for shops to place video terminals (the so called "totem") connecting to Italian online gaming licensed platforms under the regime in force before the implementation of the new licensing regime. Given the potential benefits for online gaming operators deriving…
The Italian Supreme Court held in relation to a foreign blog where articles inciting to racial hatred were posted that the crime of racist criminal organization and the jurisdiction of Italian courts were applicable if the offence is perceived by the users located in Italy. The case related to a blog set up in…
Italian regulations governing the offering by Italian licensed operators of bets and events not included in the official schedule published by the gambling regulator, AAMS, has been published and from tomorrow it will be possible to have the offering of new types of bets and events approved by AAMS.
As previously discussed, this represents…
The court of Rome (Italy) held that Wikipedia defamatory contents published by its users do not lead to Wikipedia's liability in a case involving contents published on Wikipedia regarding an Italian lawyer and former politician Mr. Cesare Previti which according to the latter were defamatory. Only Wikipedia users themselves could be deemed responsible for the published Wikipedia defamatory contents .
Notice and take down procedure for copyright breaches in Italy Draft regulations on the protection of copyright on the Internet and media also providing a notice and take down procedure for potential breaches have been published by the Italian communications authority (the AGCOM) and are open now to a 60 days consultation, but raise some…
The Italian Data Protection Authority issued direct marketing data protection guidelines aimed at setting out general regulations on privacy-related obligations concerning direct marketing practices and against spamming initiatives which provide very interesting insights.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT, I will be talking at a webinar arranged by the Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers on on Identity Privacy and Data Protection in the Cloud where we will cover the most crucial legal and business issues in cloud project under the perspective of US,…
The regulatory framework necessary for the launch of the first Italian crowdfunding platforms is now completed with the resolution of the CONSOB, the equivalent of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, setting out requirements for companies running such platforms.