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Article | 30/09/2010 Italy seeks removal of 'defamatory' iPhone app
Italy's tourism minister, Michela Brambilla, has instructed the official state lawyer to seek the removal from sale of a "defamatory" iPhone applicati...
Article | 29/04/2010 Italy's new certified e-mail service has shaky start
Italy's new certified e-mail system, which will enable citizens to enter into a secure official dialogue with local and central government, was encoun...
Article | 20/04/2010 Both sides claim victory in Rome court's privacy ruling
Both sides claimed victory Monday after a Rome judge took a minimalist view of the responsibilities of telecom carriers for stamping out online piracy...
Article | 16/04/2010 Judge in Italian Google case receives threats on Facebook
The Milan judge who convicted three Google executives for allowing the posting of a video showing the bullying of an autistic teenager has received hu...
Article | 13/04/2010 Milan judge: The Internet is not a lawless prairie
A Milan judge Monday explained the reasoning behind his decision to convict three Google executives of violating Italy's privacy law by allowing the p...
Article | 11/03/2010 Google, Italian Culture Ministry sign book digitization pact
Google and the Italian Culture Ministry have signed an agreement for the digitization of books held in Italy's two main national libraries, the first ...
Article | 25/02/2010 Italian telcos caught up in massive Mafia fraud
Italy's telecom sector Wednesday was reeling from the news that two of its biggest operators were caught up in a massive fraud allegedly orchestrated ...
Article | 25/02/2010 Three Google execs convicted over Italian bullying video
Three Google executives were handed suspended six month prison sentences by a Milan court on Wednesday for privacy law violations relating to a video ...
Article | 16/01/2010 Proposed Web video restrictions cause outrage in Italy
New rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communication...
Article | 8/01/2010 Italian suit over preinstalled Windows likely next week
An Italian legal initiative seeking compensation from PC manufacturers for undesired preinstalled Microsoft software will begin next week, the head of...
Article | 8/01/2010 Italian Pirate Bay ruling gets mixed review
Italian antipiracy campaigners have hailed a recent ruling by Italy's highest appeal court as a "landmark" in the international battle against copyrig...
Article | 7/01/2010 Italian class action to sue over preinstalled Windows
An Italian consumers association is set to mount a class-action lawsuit to obtain compensation for customers who buy PCs with preinstalled Microsoft s...
Article | 19/12/2009 Italian police arrest hacker sought for fraud
Italian police Friday arrested an alleged hacker with links to organized crime in the Naples area who is accused of defrauding banks and mobile phone ...
Article | 17/12/2009 Italy contemplates Web restrictions after Berlusconi attack
The Italian government has proposed introducing new restrictions on the Internet after a Facebook fan page for the man who allegedly attacked Prime Mi...
Article | 26/11/2009 Milan prosecutors seek prison sentences for Google execs
Milan prosecutors Wednesday sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privac...

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