ISPs Launch Legal Attack On Italy’s Pirate Shield

The copyright industry’s war on the Internet and its users has gone through various stages. Italy has been at the forefront of this approach. In 2014, the country’s national telecoms regulator, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Authority for Communications Guarantees, AGCOM) allowed sites to be blocked without the need for a court order. More Read more about ISPs Launch Legal Attack On Italy’s Pirate Shield[…]

Telecommunications between the right to access and the large oligopolies

Telecommunications between the right to access and the large oligopolies The open modem is dead, long live the open modem.The proclamation announcing the death of a king and the enthroningof a new king is analogous to what is happening in relation to modemfreedom.For many years, in Italy, you couldn’t choose which modem toinstall in your Read more about Telecommunications between the right to access and the large oligopolies[…]

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Italian Government Selects 30 Representatives to Develop DLT and Crypto Policy

Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development recently published a list of the 30 individuals that the Italian government has tasked with developing the country’s regulatory strategy with regards to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cryptocurrencies. Among the individuals are alumni of the United Nations, the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Italian Chamber of Commerce. Read more about Italian Government Selects 30 Representatives to Develop DLT and Crypto Policy[…]

Video recordings of Workshop: Know your rights: fighting the abuse of libel laws.

Know your rights: fighting the abuse of libel laws. Workshop for Italian and European journalists on avoiding legal trouble for defamation. The abuse of defamation and insult laws remains a significant threat to investigative journalism in Europe. In a number of countries, including Italy, powerful figures in politics and business routinely use such laws to Read more about Video recordings of Workshop: Know your rights: fighting the abuse of libel laws.[…]

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