Study on the Liability of Internet Intermediaries - EU Commission (MARKT/2006/09/E). Report drafted for the EU Commission on the state of implementation in the single member States of the e-commerce directive (2000/31/EC)

At the end of December the Italian Communications Authority (Agcom) unanimously approved a new regulation on copyright enforcement for on-line infringements. This Regulation, which does not imitate any previous European or US legislation, holds a specific procedure which can be used by copyright...

The paper discusses the reform of the legal framework in the light of the EU proposal directive on collecting societies. The focus will be specifically devoted to the Italian situation, where, like in Austria, there is a legal monopoly. The basis of this monopoly has been recently discussed and...