Italy’s Telecoms Regulator’s Third Attempt To Stunt Online Piracy

The Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) issued on 25 July a Draft Regulation aimed at introducing additional measures for the notice and takedown of infringing online content. The Draft Regulation marks AGCOM's third attempt to introduce additional copyright protection measures for the digital world into Italian law and has raised concerns about the ability and authority of AGCOM to regulate this space, as Daniela De Pasquale, Partner at D&P Studio Legale, explains.

25 July, the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni ('AGCOM'), the Italian regulatory authority for the telecoms sector, issued a new draft regulation on copyright protection on electronic communication networks (the 'Draft Regulation'). The Draft Regulation is now open for public consultation, which will close on 23 September 2013. So consumers, industry representatives, and the relevant associations can submit their comments on each provision of the Draft Regulation by answering a set of