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2NovNew italian rules on transfers of call centers outside ItalyOn August 7, 2012, the Italian Parliament approved Law no. 134 which converted into law Decree no. 83/2012, of June 22, 2012, on certain urgent measures to foster the economic growth of Italy, which, among others, introduced new rules in connection with transfers outside Italy of call centers which employ at least 20 workers (“Law”)…Article filed under: Technologies
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1NovQuestions over technological protection measures for games consolesIntroduction On July 26 2012 the Court of Milan referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling in connection with technological protection measures applied to video game consoles (Case 355/12, Nintendo Co, Ltd). The ECJ referral follows a long-running dispute between Japanese gaming company Nintendo and Italian company PCBox Srl, which…
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25OctPrimo round di novità normativa in tema di start up: il decreto-legge “sviluppo bis”Il c.d. secondo Decreto Crescita (il “Decreto”) approvato dal Consiglio dei Ministri lo scorso 4 ottobre è stato firmato dal Presidente della Repubblica e pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il 19 ottobre. Il Decreto è in vigore dal 20 ottobre e, entro 60 giorni da tale data, dovrà essere convertito in legge, altrimenti cesserà di produrre…Article filed under: Startup
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18OctOn-demand streaming raises compensation issuesScope There are two types of streaming: live and on-demand. Live streaming is the real-time broadcasting of live events over the Internet. On-demand streaming, which is the focus of this update, is the transmission of audiovisual content – previously stored on a server – at a time and place chosen by the user (ie, on…
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16OctCopyright protection of design: approach of italian courts and italian law after ecj’s decision in flos vs semeraroIntroduction The manufacture and marketing of products which slavishly imitate the stylistic and aesthetic features of pieces of Italian design has been the subject of recent Italian Courts’ decisions aimed at the protection and valorization of the Italian industrial design through the enforcement of copyright protection. Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs was…
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11Oct“Made in Italy”: something you need to know when managing commercial relationships with italian manufacturersIntroduction The Italian manufacturing industry is composed of many firms which are family businesses, are small/medium-sized and, generally speaking, are not assisted by attorneys or a law firm in their day to day activities. As a consequence, it is very common that parties entering into a commercial relationship do not sign a comprehensive supply agreement….
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9OctGuidelines from the italian data protection authority on personal data breaches in the electronic communications sectorIntroduction By virtue of the implementation in Italy of the e-Privacy Directive 2009/136/EC (which amended Directive 2002/58/EC) (“e-Privacy Directive”) on May 28, 2012,[i] providers of publicly available electronic communications services are now subject to strict requirements to deal with personal data breaches. In line with the e-Privacy Directive, the Italian Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree…Article filed under: Technologies
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8OctDigital terrestrial television: italian communications authority launches public consultation on channel line-up1. The Decisions of the Council of State Voiding the Existing LCN At the end of August the Council of State (the Italian highest administrative court), with four decisions, has voided the regulation on the digital terrestrial television channel line-up (so called LCN – logical channel numbering) issued in 2010 by the Italian Communications Authority…
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5OctIl ministero del lavoro e delle politiche sociali estende ai servizi di media audiovisivi l’utilizzo del contratto di lavoro intermittenteL’Interpello n. 28/2012 Con l’interpello n. 28/2012, il Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali ha risposto affermativamente al Consiglio Nazionale dell’Ordine dei Consulenti del Lavoro (il “Consiglio”), che aveva richiesto il parere ministeriale…
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5OctNuove restrizioni per la pubblicità di giochi con vincite in denaroIl 13 settembre scorso è stato approvato dal Consiglio dei Ministri il decreto legge n. 158/2012, recante “Disposizioni urgenti per promuovere lo sviluppo del Paese mediante un più alto livello di tutela della salute”. L’articolo 7 del Decreto ha introdotto nuove limitazioni per i messaggi pubblicitari concernenti il gioco con vincite in denaro. Le nuove…
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