Betting exchange vs. sportbetting, who will win?As anticipated Italian betting exchange regulations have finally come into force, but the main question on which operators in the sector are questioning each other is the effect of betting exchange games on the sportsbetting market. The coming into force of the Italian betting exchange decree is an…
Time to speed up privacy compliance …
Termination clauses in outsourcing agreements are critical also in order to proper manage the migration to a new supplier and pending liabilities.
We had previously reported of the siezure by Italian courts of 27 websites as through such websites it was possible to download illegal copies of the movie A Monster in Paris. Now the court of Rome (Italy) held that the seizure of the website Rapidgator was not justified. The reasoning on which the court based…
Social gaming can be tricky as it can be requalified as gambling or prize promotions which can be lead to major sanctions.
How to regulate copyright on the Internet? You may recall that over 2 years ago the Italian Communications Authority was meant to approve regulations on the protection of copyright over the Internet resembling the US DMCA. However, at that time no action had been taken, but the chairman of the Italian competition authority has now sent…
What regulatory issues should be considered in liability clauses of an outsourcing agreement? How do they change depending on the law?
The privacy binding corporate rules from data controller to processors (BCRs) grant a major tool to outsourcing and cloud projects relying on data transfers.
The University of Milan published a report on the status of mobile payment in Italy in 2012 which shows a potential growth that might lead to a volume of mobile payments of over € 10 bn in 2016.
The Italian Communications Authority has just launched a consultation on Internet services and online advertising with the purpose of collecting opinions on the future of the Internet from users and operators. The topics for which opinions can be submitted include: fixed and movable means for the accessing to the webs (e.g. smartphones and tablets); …
