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Cannot block a website for an illegal movie

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…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 31, 20130Comments 1 minRead time

FinTech Gaming

Social gaming and gambling, a thin difference that might be risky

Social gaming can be tricky as it can be requalified as gambling or prize promotions which can be lead to major sanctions.

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 30, 20130Comments 3 minRead time

liability ISP

Call for online copyright protection

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…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 29, 20130Comments 4 minRead time

Commercial

Outsourcing and liability clauses, how to deal with the battle of the parties?

What regulatory issues should be considered in liability clauses of an outsourcing agreement? How do they change depending on the law?

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 27, 20130Comments 5 minRead time

Commercial Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Outsourcing and cloud projects easier with privacy BCRs for processors

The privacy binding corporate rules from data controller to processors (BCRs) grant a major tool to outsourcing and cloud projects relying on data transfers.

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 23, 20130Comments 4 minRead time

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Mobile payments in Italy, almost € 1 bn of volume!

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.

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 21, 20130Comments 2 minRead time

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Internet and Advertising Consultation

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); …

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 20, 20130Comments 1 minRead time

Gaming

Is tax reduction the best tool against the black market?

The Italian gambling authority, AAMS, published the data on the Italian online gaming market for the first quarter of 2013 which show a minor reduction of spending of 0.2% compared to the same period of 2012, but what looks very interesting is that almost 50% of the spending in the market is generated by casino…

ByGiulio CoraggioMay 17, 20130Comments 3 minRead time

liability ISP

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 2 minRead time

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 0 minRead time