With a decision published on December 7th 2018, following an investigation launched in April 2018, the Italian Competition Authority has fined Facebook Ireland Ltd., and its parent company Facebook Inc., for engaging in two unfair commercial practices in violation of the Italian Consumer Code.
It was a very busy year for the gambling sector with operators and suppliers that might be forced to reinvent, or at least considerably adjust, their business model to suit new markets, following their opening up, and new market conditions, due to recent regulatory restrictions.
Below are our top 3 predictions for 2019.
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Copyright law is an evolving force. Indeed, its pivotal feature is human creativity – something hard for mankind to get rid of. So, what will happen in 2019 in copyright law in Italy and elsewhere? What are the main trends in copyright law for the next year?
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The eSports industry is in a period of rapid growth, but the growth of a market often leads to legal issues and obstacles that need to be overcome in order to achieve its potentials.
There is at the moment a range of legal and business issues where eSports need a more comprehensive approach involving learnt lessons from the sports and the gambling sectors.
Below are our top 3 predictions on the legal issues that will affect the eSports industry in 2019.
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After the public consultation launched last January, on 7 December 2018, the European Commission (EC) published the first Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, which provides examples of reported marketplaces or service providers located outside the EU and engaged in counterfeiting and piracy.
Such Watch List was highly expected by right holders and represents the last measure adopted by the EC against infringers, after the Overview of the functioning of the Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of counterfeit goods via the internet (MoU) in 2016 and the Guidelines for online platforms to tackle illegal content in 2017.
The Australian Senate Environment and Communications References Committee advised the Australian Government to undertake a comprehensive review of loot boxes within video games. The report published by Australian Authorities noted that loot boxes are “not a homogeneous entity” and there are many different iterations of the mechanic.However, a range of stakeholders, including regulatory agencies and academics, referred to the committee that loot boxes should be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In this respect, it should be considered that there are a number of types of loot boxes available in video games.
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Everyone knows that State frontiers were a serious challenge to the exchange of products and services within the European Union. Then, after reaching the so-called Schengen acquis, Member States managed to tear down internal borders and ensure a well-functioning circulation of products over the Union. The new EU Geo-Blocking Regulation is a further step towards the freedom of services throughout the European Union.
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The Brexit withdrawal agreement might have considerable privacy law related consequences on the flow personal data between the EU and the UK.
Here is an update after the publication of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. This article is based on the post published on Privacy Matters blog by my colleagues Andrew Dyson and James Clark.
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Influencer marketing è uno degli argomenti più caldi del momento e ne discutiamo il 30 novembre 2018 da DLA Piper.
Abbiamo già analizzato gli aspetti legali dell’influencer marketing in un precedente articolo e questa è l’occasione giusta per approfondire l’argomento.
Influencer – Sfide e opportunità, discutiamone insieme da DLA Piper! Read More »
At the beginning of the year, in our fashion predictions we put artificial intelligence (“AI”) at the top of the fashion agenda and ‒ yes, no magic sphere needed! ‒ we were actually right.
Technology has had a huge impact on the fashion industry and in the last year all the retail giants took an algorithmic approach to fashion. After Amazon’s Echo Look app which gives feedback or recommendations on your outfits and Zara’s interactive fitting rooms, with mirrors recognizing the clothes that you are wearing and suggesting others to match them based on style, color and mood, also Yoox explored the potential of AI.
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Francesco Bardelli è stato uno dei relatori del DLA Piper Digital Ring 2018 dove ha discusso di digital transformation nel settore assicurativo.
Il DLA Piper Digital Ring 2018 è stato un evento di alto livello con top manager da, tra gli altri, Intesa San Paolo, Generali, Microsoft, Airbnb, Alipay, Booking.com, Starhotels ecc. che si sono confrontati sulla digital transformation di fronte a oltre 180 persone.In questo articolo potete trovare la mia intervista a Francesco Bardelli di Generali Jeniot.
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The EU legislative process has finally come to an end: the EU AudioVisual Directive has been approved and the recent AgCom report brings interesting insights relating to Telecommunications sector in Italy.
New AudioVisual Directive by the EU and AgCom report on the TELCO market in Italy Read More »
Blockchain compliance with GDPR requirements was tested by the French privacy authority and the European Commission, with uncertain outcomes.
Blockchain privacy compliance is a very hot topic that led to major discussions. The compliance of the impossibility to remove information from the distributed ledger with the GDPR’s right to be forgotten for instance has been challenged in several instances. But this is only one of the topics now covered by the French data protection authority, the CNIL, in its guidelines on the topic (which were covered here on DLA Piper Privacy Matters blog by my colleagues Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé) and by the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum of the European Commission in a workshop report recently issued.
How can the blockchain become GDPR compliant? Read More »
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We all know that artificial intelligence (AI) has limitless potential, that goes beyond the power of human imagination. But what if AI starts creating pieces of art?
This does not seem that new, since we’ve already got used to technologies making creative stuff. Today, 3D printers produce artifacts that in the past we used to do with our own hands. Recent applications of AI to visual art adds another piece (even broader) to this mosaic. Indeed, analytics and reuse of large amounts of data relating to old creative works, digitally copied and reproduced by way of complex systems of AI, can transform machines into creators of brand new artworks. How is this possible?
Can AI artworks be copyright protected? Some thoughts after the Edmond de Belamy’s case Read More »