Fake comments or reviews on social media and blogs are quite common especially in the fashion sector, but their practice might lead to potential legal issues and liabilities.
Lottomatica/GTech and SNAI have informed the market that they decided to settle the fines imposed on Italian videolottery concessionaires referred in this post paying an amount between 25% and 30% of fines initially awarded.
This situation might put under pressure operators such as B Plus which is currently managed by a trustee and is the…
After wearable technologies, special rules for foreign franchisors in Italy, 3D Printers à la mode, social media and fashion this IPT catwalk now covers the issue of legal implications concerning fashion and e-commerce with an article drafted by my colleague Gianluigi Marino.
After having debated about wearable technologies, special rules for foreign franchisors in Italy and 3D Printers à la mode, in this fourth post of the fashion-dedicated series, celebrating the Milan fashion week, my colleague Sara Balice will discuss about the new frontier of the fashion industry marketing communication: social media.
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.
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…
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…
Gaming video terminals are called "totem" in Italy...
The Italian Supreme Court held that it is possible for shops to place video terminals (the so called "totem") connecting to Italian online gaming licensed platforms under the regime in force before the implementation of the new licensing regime. Given the potential benefits for online gaming operators deriving…
What usage of keywords triggers a breach? The Court of Palermo (Italy) held that Google as an hosting provider is not obliged to monitor the AdWords keywords selected by its users but found liable a local rental company, Sicily by Car, for the usage of the trademark "maggiore" held by a major rental company, Maggiore…
An online pharmacy has been sanctioned with a fine of € 200,000 for unfair commercial practices connected to the sale of pharmaceutical products online.
Indeed, up until the full implementation of the EU Directive 2011/62/EU, t he online sale of pharmaceutical products is prohibited under Italian law both for over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals, while…