Apple's fine previous issued by the Italian Competition Authority has now been confirmed by the Administrative Court of Lazio Region.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 23 Mar 2012
Apple has been fined by the Italian Competition Authority € 900,000 bacause of its warranty terms and the lack of information provided to consumers on its contractual guarantee.
[Read More] Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 02 Jan 2012
Media Intelligence is a bulletin from DLA Piper Media & Sports Group. The November 2011 issue is now out. We hope you will enjoy it![Read More]
Posted by Gianluigi Marino on Saturday 05 Nov 2011
Prize competitions run on Social Media can hide unexpected regulatory surprises for entities interested in advertising their products/services. [Read More]
Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Tuesday 14 Jun 2011
Follow us at the Italian Digital Media Forum on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at the Sole24Ore in Milan. [Read More]
Posted by Giangiacomo Olivi on Tuesday 24 May 2011
The Italian advertising watchdog has recently banned the billboard advertising campaign for a fashion label on account of its allegedly inappropriate portrayal of the female body.
[Read More]Posted by Chiara Garofoli on Monday 25 Apr 2011
There are only a few more days to go till the end of the consultation period over the new framework for protection of online copyright, which was launched by the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (AGCOM). While all parties are required to submit their comments by
Posted by Giangiacomo Olivi on Monday 21 Feb 2011
The January issue of DLA Piper's newsletter Media Intelligence is now out, we hope you will enjoy it![Read More]
Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Wednesday 09 Feb 2011
The December issue of the DLA Piper's newsletter Media Intelligence is now live, we hope you will enjoy it![Read More]
Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Thursday 16 Dec 2010
All interested parties (including broadcasters, producers and media service providers) must communicate their product placement self-regulations to the Italian Communications Authority (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni - Agcom), within no later than Monday 6 December 2010. The Authority also requested the parties involved whether they would be interested in setting up a permanent consultation committee so as to establish a common platform for updates and reviews of product placement best practices. [Read More]
Posted by Giangiacomo Olivi on Monday 15 Nov 2010
The November issue of DLA Piper's newletter Media Intelligence is now live with very interesting news on media, Internet, gambling, television, advertising and publishing. We hope you will enjoy it!
[Read More]Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 12 Nov 2010
A recent decision issued by the Italian Competition Authority (the AGCM) against an Italian telecom operator performing marketing communications without the prior consent of relative customers raised a relevant topic of discussion. Interestingly the conduct was not challenged because its lack of the compliance with privacy laws, but the AGCM is the Italian authority having jurisdiction on the so called “unfair commercial practices” i.e. conducts contrary to the principles of professional diligence able to distort the economic behavior of consumers.
[Read More]Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Friday 05 Nov 2010
Most stakeholders within the online industry are pressing for a self regulation that would set up a new framework for online behavioural advertising.[Read More]
Posted by Giangiacomo Olivi on Friday 29 Oct 2010
The regime governing prize promotions in Italy has been recently amended, introducing a further element of difficulty. In fact, on July 5, 2010 the Ministry of the Economic Development issued a Decree amending the rules regulating the "formal communication of contest's beginning" to be delivered to the same Ministry prior to the launch of a prize promotion in Italy. On the basis of such Decree, companies planning the launch of prize promotions shall send the relevant documentation to the Ministry at least 15 days prior to the beginning of the contest.
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Posted by Valeria Finazzi on Tuesday 19 Oct 2010