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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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Facebook page manager convicted

After the recent conviction of a blogger, the Court of Rome (Italy) has now convicted to 9 months of imprisonment a Facebook page manager for the comments posted by its users because of the crime of "instigation and encouragement to commit crimes". The case related to a Facebook page against illegal billboards where…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 15, 20130Comments

Gaming

Tax permanent extablishment for e-commerce operators: a major risk!

Here is the link to an interesting article from our DLA Piper tax partner on the potential risks of a tax permanent establishment for e-commerce operators, including online gaming operators.

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 14, 20130Comments

Gaming

Italian gambling data and black market

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 13, 20130Comments

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Blogger convicted for user’s defamatory comments

The court of Varese (Italy) held that a blogger was liable of the defamation crime because of the comments published by some of her users on a forum available on her blog since as administrator of the blog she had the " availability" of the website which triggered a liability for both the contents published…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 10, 20130Comments

Gaming

Betting exchange regulations into force!

The Italian betting exchange regulations have been just published on the Official Gazette and will soon come into force. But the question is what will be the effect of betting exchange games in the Italian market? Betting exchange regulations provide a platform certification and approval process along the lines of what already prescribed for casino…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 9, 20130Comments

Gaming

Gambling advertising of online casino operator challenged

The Italian Advertising Self-Regulatory Court deemed the TV ad of a major remote gaming licensed casino operator in breach of the recently introduced provisions of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Code on gambling advertising. The TV ad concerned the recently launched online slots showing a player gambling during the night with his PC and…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 3, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Nickname theft is a crime

The Italian Supreme Court convicted for the crime of identity theft a person that had created on an erotic chat a nickname with the initials of her former employer also providing her mobile number. The defendant had argued that the crime did not arise because she had not pretended to be the claimant.…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 1, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Ryanair sanctioned for charging credit card fees

Ryanair has been sanctioned to the payment of an € 400K fine as their advertised flight fares were not inclusive of an additional cost for the usage of credit cards whose charging has been in any case deemed in breach of applicable regulations. The Italian competition authority which has jurisdiction also on misleading…

ByGiulio CoraggioApril 30, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Data Breaches – What to do!

The Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) after a long consultation has finally published its decision on the measures to be taken in case of data breaches by telecom and Internet operators implementing the Directive 2009/136/CE. Telephone and internet service providers shall notify the DPA of any breach of personal data stored in…

ByGiulio CoraggioApril 30, 20130Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

e-Books Warranty Exclusion Clauses Invalid

Ts&Cs of e-books platforms excluding warranties for the e-books sold or for the download of movies have been deemed in b reach of regulations on unfair terms in consumer contracts and therefore not valid. As previously mentioned, the Italian competition authority has also jurisdiction on the qualification as "unfair" (and therefore null…

ByGiulio CoraggioApril 29, 20130Comments