Abstract
This article will examine some issues raised by the Italian Communications Authority’s December 2013 regulation on online copyright, and will carry out a review of the current development of copyright protection in Italy. It will examine the implications of the new regulation, including the potential normative shortcomings that according to some scholarly literature may hinder the legitimacy and effective enforcement of its provisions. In that perspective, this article will argue that the current regulation on online copyright constitutes a valuable initiative.
Full PaperRiccardo Tremolada
Research Associate
Since March 2013, Riccardo has been a Research Associate at gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development. Riccardo works as an Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. He joined the firm in Rome in 2013 and was resident in the Milan office in 2017 and in the Washington D.C. office in 2018.
Summary
This article will examine some issues raised by the Italian Communications Authority’s December 2013 regulation on online copyright, and will carry out a review of the current development of copyright protection in Italy. It will examine the implications of the new regulation, including the potential normative shortcomings that according to some scholarly literature may hinder the legitimacy and effective enforcement of its provisions. In that perspective, this article will argue that the current regulation on online copyright constitutes a valuable initiative.