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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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Gaming

Italian Online Gaming Licenses – Final FAQs

After the final approval of the decree regulating the issue of new Italian gaming licenses and of the decree on casino and cash poker games, here are the final FAQs to help operators willing to apply for one of the Italian online gaming licenses: Q. - Why do I need an Italian gaming license…

ByGiulio CoraggioMarch 27, 20110Comments

Gaming

Comunitaria Decree on New Italian Online Gaming Licenses: Now Published

The Italian Gambling Authority (AAMS) has now published the decree on the new Italian remote gaming licenses (the so called "Comunitaria Decree") that also regulates the upgrade of the current licenses. We expect that AAMS will publish tomorrow the implementing decrees on the its website. This is a great news as the…

ByGiulio CoraggioMarch 9, 20110Comments

Gaming

Italian videolottery – The biggest change in the European Gaming Market?

The Italian Gaming Authority (AAMS) has published the data of January 2011 on the Italian gaming market. With no surprise for operators, the Italian videolottery market has seen a major boost with a turnover of € 555 millions which is quite impressive if compared to the previous month where the turnover was of € 450 millions.

ByGiulio CoraggioMarch 8, 20110Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

WebTVs: Beware of Your Duties!

The Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) has recently published two regulations concerning (i) web-based linear audiovisual media services (such as WebTVs) and (ii) on-demand audiovisual media services broadcast on any electronic communication network. The most relevant change introduced by the regulations is that both services are now subject to a prior authorisation from the AGCOM…

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 8, 20110Comments

Gaming

Last Call for New Entrants in the Italian Gaming Market

After more than a year of delays, the Italian decree regulating online poker cash games and casino games has finally been published on the Italian Official Gazette and therefore has now come into force. No real surprises have been unveiled by the decree. Indeed, as already prescribed by the previous version of the…

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 7, 20110Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Casino and Cash Poker Decree: Now Published!

After a never-ending waiting, the Italian casino games and cash poker games decree has been finally published on the Official Gazette and has now come into force. In a nutshell the decree prescribes that: operators need to go through an authorization process relating to their platform and each game they intend to…

ByGiulio CoraggioFebruary 3, 20110Comments

Gaming

Betfair Case: New Scenario in the Italian Gaming Market?

It seems that the tolerance of the Italian Gaming Authority (AAMS) to the unlawful offer of remote games to Italian residents in absence of an Italian remote gaming license has now reached an end. AAMS has challenged to Betfair Italia, the company of the Betfair group holding an Italian remote gaming license (under which it…

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 27, 20110Comments

Intellectual Property liability ISP

Google Dispute Opens to New Regulations on IPRs

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has now closed the proceeding against Google concerning the abuse of dominant position with reference to Google News, subsequently extended also to Google AdSense. The Italian Competition Authority has accepted the undertakings submitted by Google relating to: the setting up of a dedicated software…

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 22, 20110Comments

liability ISP

An Italian DMCA – What Liabilities for ISPs?

The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has launched a public consultation aimed at setting new regulations on the protection of copyright on electronic communications networks that include both Internet and television networks. The document attached to the public consultation notice sets out the guidelines of the regulations that AGCOM is willing to issue and addresses specific…

ByGiulio CoraggioJanuary 9, 20110Comments

liability ISP

eBay Not Liable for Keywords Usage

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice issued an interesting Opinion on the dispute L'Oréal vs. eBay relating to the purchase by eBay of keywords (e.g. AdWords keywords) identical to L'Oréal's registered trademarks linking to eBay listings offering for sale both infringing goods and non-infringing goods and whether eBay could be deemed liable for the…

ByGiulio CoraggioDecember 10, 20100Comments