Overturned fines of AGCOM By Law Firm

Overturned fines of AGCOM By Law Firm

Overturned AGCOM fines by attorneys at law

The news site Giardiniblog, managed by an Italian company, had been blocked from access by Italian providers, by virtue of a provision of the Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM), published on April 4, 2024, for alleged copyright violations. Giardiniblog, gestita da una società italiana, era stata inibita all’accesso da parte dei provider italiani, in virtù di un provvedimento dell’Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni ( AGCOM), pubblicato il 4 aprile del 2024,  per presunte violazioni del diritto d’autore.

The newspaper, which also publishes articles in the paper magazine Win Magazine, had appealed to the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, complaining about the illegitimacy of the Authority's provision and asking the TAR of Lazio to suspend the AGCOM provision.

In view of the precautionary hearing of 15 May 2024 before the Administrative Judge, the President of the Communications Guarantee Authority has ordered the ex officio annulment of his own inhibition order, asking the Court to conclude the matter and sending the Italian providers the reinstatement order.

The TAR of Lazio, having acknowledged the annulment of the AGCOM inhibition order, has ordered the cancellation of the case from the register

This week, in a celebratory blog post, the site’s editorial staff “expressed great satisfaction” after a legal appeal filed at a regional court prompted AGCOM to cancel a site-blocking order that rendered Giardiniblog mostly inaccessible for over a month. SimilarWeb data shows the drastic effect blocking had on the site’s traffic; built up over almost two decades but then over a third of visits wiped out in a matter of weeks.This week, in a celebratory blog post, the site’s editorial staff “expressed great satisfaction” after a legal appeal filed at a regional court prompted AGCOM to cancel a site-blocking order that rendered Giardiniblog mostly inaccessible for over a month. SimilarWeb data shows the drastic effect blocking had on the site’s traffic; built up over almost two decades but then over a third of visits wiped out in a matter of weeks. (Autorità di Garanzia delle Comunicazioni) che aveva inibito l’accesso al sito stesso tramite blocco dei DNS.

Rimane però la grande amarezza per aver visto GiardiniBlog.it (un sito informativo presente online da oltre 18 anni, con oltre 1 milione di pagine viste ogni mese) oscurato e cancellato dal web per oltre un mese, dall’oggi al domani.

Apprezziamo che ci sia stato il ritiro di questo provvedimento ma ci dispiace aver ottenuto questo risultato solo dopo aver fatto ricorso al TAR del Lazio.

Overturned fines of AGCOM By Law Firm