Interesting data for mobile gaming in Italy€ 133 million of revenues have been generated from the mobile gaming sector in Italy in 2012 with an increase of 37% compared to 2011 according to the data published in a report of the University of Milan. Apparently over 27 million people in Italy have a…
Funding can be helped in Italy by the dedicated State run guaranteeStart-ups and incubators will be entitled to gain a guarantee from a State run fund in order to obtain loans up to € 2,500,000 as part of initiatives taken by the Italian Government to foster innovation in Italy. The Italian Ministry of…
Intellectual property clauses may decide the success or failure of an outsourcing deal as they set the rights, limitations and protections of IP exploitation rights during the term of the agreement and after its termination.
What usage of keywords triggers a breach? The Court of Palermo (Italy) held that Google as an hosting provider is not obliged to monitor the AdWords keywords selected by its users but found liable a local rental company, Sicily by Car, for the usage of the trademark "maggiore" held by a major rental company, Maggiore…
Regulatory restrictions to the growth of wi-fi networks have been waivedThe Italian Government just passed a decree clarifying that the access to Wi-Fi networks is free and does not require the collection of the users' details but only to ensure that the MAC address of the device is traced. Following the terroristic attack…
400,000+ slot machines shall be replaced in the next months Italian technical regulations on new version of comma 6A slot machines (also known as NewSlot 3 or AWPs) have been approved and this will lead to the replacement of over 400,000 machines generating almost € 500 million of aggregate gross revenues on a monthly basis. The…
Is this court decision a € 2.5 bn save?
The Public Court of Lazio Region cancelled the € 70 million aggregate penalties issued by the Italian gambling regulator, AAMS, against ten Italian videolottery concessionaires, but such decision might have a much higher value.
Italian videolottery concessionaires have been facing a long battle with the Italian gambling…
Implications of forum selection and applicable law clauses are often underestimated, but they become a major issue when outsourcing agreements have to be enforced. After having discussed about liability, termination and SLAs and penalty clauses, we will review the most often issues connected with such clauses.
The approval of the new technical requirements applicable to digital signatures represent a major innovation that might ease the execution of international contracts and create opportunities for providers.