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News and analysis from Sarzana & Partners, a Rome law firm, on criminal law, technology law, data protection, electronic communications and administrative law, with reference to Italian and EU legislation.

Fair Use by the State: the US Justice Department Sides with OpenAI Against The New York Times

Fair Use by the State: the US Justice Department Sides with OpenAI Against The New York Times

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by Fulvio Sarzana di S. Ippolito, Attorney, Sarzana & Partners Law Firm In a brief filed on 1 September in the New York litigation, the United States asks the court to rule that fair use covers copying protected texts to train an AI model, and that it does not infringe copyright. The filing attacks a Read more about Fair Use by the State: the US Justice Department Sides with OpenAI Against The New York Times[…]

Italy's 26 GHz Auction: An Operator Guide by Fulvio Sarzana on Agenda Digitale

Italy's 26 GHz Auction: An Operator Guide by Fulvio Sarzana on Agenda Digitale

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by Fulvio Sarzana di S. Ippolito, Attorney, Sarzana & Partners Law Firm Fulvio Sarzana has published a guide to the Italy 26 GHz auction on Agenda Digitale. The piece is written for telecom operators that are deciding whether to bid. On 26 August 2026 the Italian Ministry published the tender for the 24.25-26.5 GHz band Read more about Italy's 26 GHz Auction: An Operator Guide by Fulvio Sarzana on Agenda Digitale[…]

The Regional Administrative Court Again Cancels Google's Administrative Fees

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Administrative Contributions to AGCOM: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) Revokes Them Again. In the second week of June, the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio revoked the provisions with which AGCOM required Google Ireland to pay an annual contribution for its online intermediation and search engine activities. The underlying issue is simple: Italian law (and Read more about The Regional Administrative Court Again Cancels Google's Administrative Fees[…]

Telecommunications: 2026 Guide to Legal and Regulatory Obligations

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Telecommunications, the 2026 guide to regulatory and legal obligations for operators Alfredo Pasini Consultant, Sarzana e Associati Law Firm Fulvio Sarzana di S.Ippolito Attorney, Sarzana e Associati Law Firm, Rome ICT operators must manage a growing number of regulatory, technical, and administrative obligations. Among AGCOM obligations, privacy, NIS2, DSA, site filtering, Read more about Telecommunications: 2026 Guide to Legal and Regulatory Obligations[…]

Sarzana e Associati Law Firm in Rome, Won in Court

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  Sarzana e Associati Law Firm in Rome, won in Court Infratel Italia Spa, an in-house company of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, was sentenced on February 13, 2026 by the Second Section of the Civil Court of Rome, represented by Judge Alessandra Imposimato, to pay the electronic communications operator Telenia all Read more about Sarzana e Associati Law Firm in Rome, Won in Court[…]

Adult Content Online: What Italian Law Says

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Adult Content Online: What Italian Law Says Attorney Fulvio Sarzana, of Lidis law firm, was recently interviewed by Agenda Digitale to clarify the regulatory framework governing adult content platforms and digital sex work. When Does It Become a Crime? In Italy, the sale of sexual services online is not in itself a crime, but the Read more about Adult Content Online: What Italian Law Says[…]

Milan Polytechnic Digital Observatory

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Politecnico di Milano Digital Observatory Event on the software market, with members of the Rome-based law firm Sarzana e Associati participating. 10:20 a.m. 18 Institutional Roundtable: Initiatives at the Italian Level Moderated by: Alessandro Piva, Director, Software & Digital Native Innovation Observatory; Marina Natalucci, Director, Software & Digital Native Innovation Observatory. Speakers: Read more about Milan Polytechnic Digital Observatory[…]

GDPR Day for privacy lawyers

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GDPR Day: Privacy Lawyers. Rome-based lawyer Fulvio Sarzana will be a guest speaker at GDPR Day, scheduled for October 28th and 29th in Bologna. Bologna will host the 15th edition of the National GDPR Day Conference on October 28th and 29th, aimed at data protection and cybersecurity professionals, organized by the National Cyberprotection Club. At the center Read more about GDPR Day for privacy lawyers[…]

New cybercrimes

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New Cybercrimes With the final approval of Law No. 132 of 2025, containing "Provisions and Delegations to the Government on Artificial Intelligence," Italy finally has an updated regulatory framework to combat one of the most insidious digital abuses of the AI era: non-consensual deepfake. Starting October 10, 2025, our Read more about New cybercrimes[…]

Sarzana Law Firm at the POLIMI Conference

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Sarzana Law Firm at POLIMI Conference Fulvio Sarzana has been invited as a speaker at the second edition of the Software & Digital Native Innovation Observatory, which will be held in Milan, at the Bovisa campus of the Politecnico di Milano, on November 18, 2025. In particular, Sarzana will take part in the round table at 10.00 and 20.00, Read more about Sarzana Law Firm at the POLIMI Conference[…]

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