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On 15 December 2000, the Conditional Access Decree (Attuazione della direttiva 98/84/CE sulla tutela dei servizi ad accesso condizionato e dei servizi di accesso condizionato, Decreto legislativo of 15 November 2000) was published in the Italian Official Journal and entered into force. In this way Italy has transposed Directive 98/84/EC on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access. Article 1 contains definitions of: services based on conditional access (television or radio broadcasting services or Information Society services provided for remuneration and...

According to Law no. 78/99 (IRIS 1999-4: 8) and to the Regulation of the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Italian Communications Authority - AGC) of 7 April 2000, no. 216/00/CONS (IRIS 2000-6: 9) a common decoder for pay-TV broadcasters established in Italy should have been introduced by 1 July 2000. For that purpose the operators of the two existing Italian digital platforms Telepiù, controlled by CANAL+, and Stream, controlled by Telecom Italia, should have informed the AGC before 20 June 2000 about how they intended to comply with this obligation, under which they had to ensure...

On 18 August 2000 the Italian Parliament approved law no. 248 on Copyright (Nuove norme di tutela del diritto d'autore, Legge of 18 August 2000, no. 248, in Gazzetta Ufficiale of 4 September 2000, no. 206). After long discussions on the Government Draft (see IRIS 2000-7: 13), which has not been amended since the final approval by the Camera dei Deputati (Chamber of Deputies), the law eventually updates the almost sixty years old Copyright Act of 1941 (Protezione del diritto d'autore e di altri diritti concessi al suo esercizio, Legge 22 April 1941, no. 633, in Gazzetta Ufficiale of 16 July 1941,...

In September 2000 the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Italian Communications Authority) published the final report of a public consultation launched on 10 March 2000, concerning advertising and sponsorship on radio and television. The aim of the consultation is the creation of a framework for the adoption of a regulation concerning radio and television advertising and sponsorship pursuant to the Communications Act of 31 July 1997, no. 249 (Istituzione dell'Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni e norme sui sistemi delle telecomunicazioni e radiotelevisivo, see IRIS 1997-8: 10)....

On 7 June 2000, the Italian Parliament approved law no. 150 on Public Service Advertising (Disciplina delle attività di informazione e di comunicazione delle pubbliche amministrazioni, Legge of 7 June 2000, no. 150, in Gazzetta Ufficiale of 13 June 2000, no. 136). The law entitles any Italian public Institution, both at national and local level as defined by the Public Administration Act of 1993 (Razionalizzazione dell'organizzazione delle amministrazioni pubbliche e revisione della disciplina in materia di pubblico impiego, Decreto legislativo of 3 February 1993, no. 29, in Gazzetta Ufficiale...