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Giulio Coraggio

I am the location head of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology department and the global co-head of the IoT and Gaming and Gambling groups at the world-leading law firm DLA Piper. IoT and artificial intelligence influencer and FinTech and blockchain expert, finding solutions to what's next for our client's success.

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Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Data protection issues on social media after Facebook dispute

Data protection issues have become quite popular after the settlement approved by the US District Court of Northern California obliging Facebook to pay $20 million for putting users' names and faces in "Sponsored Story" ads without their permission and without paying them. And the question is how social media companies will react to obligations imposed by European data protection laws.

ByGiulio CoraggioSeptember 9, 20130Comments

Gaming

12 months gaming ban, is it a joke?

the 12 months ban on gaming in Italy is likely to be a joke! The Italian gaming market has suffered a period of high tension today when the Italian Parliament has approved a motion instructing the Goverment to urgently ban for 12 months both online gaming and land-based gaming systems located in public places (i.e. AWP…

ByGiulio CoraggioSeptember 5, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Special price claims challenged as misleading

Special price claims sometimes are misleading... Advertised special discounted prices of an online travel website have been challenged by the Italian competition authority (AGCM) that has jurisdiction also on misleading advertising since the claim omitted to mention that the advertised price was not inclusive, among others, of service and credit card fees and was limited…

ByGiulio CoraggioSeptember 5, 20130Comments

Gaming

What future for the Italian gaming market after settlement of VLT fines?

The Italian Government has passed the previously reported law decree granting to Italian videolottery operators the option to settle the aggregate € 2.5 bn fines issued in 2011 against them through the payment of at least 25% of their value even if the payment shall be performed very soon. But in a market where…

ByGiulio CoraggioSeptember 2, 20130Comments

Gaming

€ 2.5 bn fines for VLT operators settled?

€ 2.5 bn aggregate fines issued against Italian videolottery operators are likely to be settled with the payment of around € 600 M according to recent statements from the Italian Government. We previously reported that as part of a dispute relating to the disconnection of AWP machines from the servers of the Italian…

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 29, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Privacy criminal liability for companies

Privacy breach can trigger criminal sanctions also for companies The Italian criminal corporate liability regime for companies has been extended to privacy-related crimes, cybercrimes and credit card theft according to a law decree just passed by the Government. As previously reported, Italian law provides a very detailed regime of criminal liability for companies that…

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 28, 20130Comments

Intellectual Property

Google Glass vs. Glassup, David vs. Goliath?

The future of Google Glass might also depend on the outcome of a trademark battle with an Italian startup that devised a product named Glassup. In June 2012, Google had filed with the European trademark office applications for the registration of the words "Glass" and "Google Glass" in the category 9…

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 27, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Sexual harassment via the Internet does not require physical contact

The Italian Supreme Court held that the crime of sexual harassment can be caused by the conduct performed by a person which had contacted two minors on MSN forcing them to send him some naked pictures of them through threats of disclosing to the public further images of them that he held. …

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 26, 20130Comments

Gaming

Live Poker is a skill game, only in some cases…

The Italian Supreme Court held that live poker Texas Hold'em tournaments are a skill game and therefore their performance does not trigger an illegal gambling activity provided that they comply with some requirements.

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 21, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Counterfeit Armani website challenged for misleading advertising

As this picture looks fake the sale of fake products is becoming subject to stricter sanctionsThe website emporioarmaniwatchesuk.uk.com selling counterfeit Armani products has been ordered to suspend any activity directed to Italian consumers by the Italian competition authority as its practice has been deemed to be misleading for consumers. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM)…

ByGiulio CoraggioAugust 19, 20130Comments