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NEW EU LEGISLATION ON FOODS LABELING AND PACKAGING!

New EU Regulation regarding mandatory information to consumers on food labeling and packaging and has been welcomed by most commentators as a "revolution" in the food sector as it will grant more clarity about the elements contained in the foods broadly offered to final consumers across the EU.[Read More]

Posted by Matia Campo on Tuesday 22 Nov 2011

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Online Defamation - What Consequences?

The European Court of Justice issued a relevant ruling in relation to the courts having jurisdiction on disputes arising from defamation occurred through an Internet website. [Read More]

Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Monday 31 Oct 2011

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Forum: Good News!

The court of Bologne (Italy) issued an interesting decision on the liability of managers of Forums. The decision was issued as part of an interim proceeding started by a company challenging the liability of Yahoo! for defamatory messages published by some users on Yahoo! Answers. In particular, the claimant required the removal of the challenged comments, the disclosure of the data of users that posted such comments and the refund of damages suffered because of the defamatory comments.
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Posted by Giulio Coraggio on Sunday 11 Sep 2011

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Another case of ISP's liability

After the YouTube's case, the Italian Courts deal again with ISP's liability rules.[Read More]

Posted by Matia Campo on Tuesday 21 Jun 2011

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