Article 19 Comments on Italy’s Draft Copyright Enforcement Regulation

art19The civil society group Article 19 (named after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantee of freedom of opinion and expression) has published an analysis of Italy’s Draft Regulation on Copyright Protection on Electronic Communication Networks.  Article 19 warns that “the Draft Regulation falls short of international standards on freedom of expression in key respects. We are especially concerned that the Draft Regulation provides for the blocking of entire websites, domain names or IP addresses.  These measures are both ineffective and deeply inimical to free expression due to the high risks of over-blocking. We are also concerned that blocking powers would be entrusted to a regulator rather than the courts.”

For more, see the group’s key recommendation, or their full comments.

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  • Mike Palmedo

    Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.

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