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The NEXA Center Responds to the Italian Communication Authority Proposal on Online Copyright Enforcement

October 8, 2013

The Nexa Center for Internet and Society, an interdisciplinary research center based at the Polytechnic of Turin, has recently published its observations on the Italian Communication Authority’s (AGCOM) regulatory proposal regarding online copyright enforcement.

The proposal is primarily intended to...

UK High Court Orders ISPs to Block IP Address, Erroneously Takes Down Hundreds of Sites

September 22, 2013

A recent UK case shows how court orders mandating ISPs to block access to IP numbers hosting allegedly infringing websites can go wrong. The London High Court, Chancery Division, upon a claim from the Football Association Premier League (“FAPL”) and related organizations, issued an injunction agains...