Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Copyright. After 25 years Italy is cancelled from the U.S. blacklist contained in “Special 301 Report”.

The Minister of Economic Development, Federica Guidi, announced today with satisfaction that Italy does not any longer appear in the contents of the 301 Report, the annual document of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. This means that Italy, after 25 years, leaves the infringers’ US black list.
Minister Guidi stated that this as an important result which demonstrates the government's commitment in fighting digital piracy that plagues the world of the Internet and of which Italy is one of the first victims. The new regulations of the Communication Authority, entered into force on March 31, 2014 contributed to this result improving an image of efficiency and in promoting, among other things, the potential of our exports to the United States.
Among the positive notes contained in the aforementioned report is the implementation of the enforcement mechanism created by AGCOM , while it is known that the control of peer- to-peer network is still insufficient and that the delays of the courts in judgments on disputes relating to intellectual property last still too long.

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