Italy: Communications Regulatory Authority investigation into GuardaFlix over alleged copyright violations
Progress
Current status
under investigation
09 May 2025 under investigation
03 Apr 2025 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Communications Regulatory Authority adopted order disabling access to guardaflix over continued copyright violations (Order No. 67/25/DDA)
On 9 May 2025, the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) issued an Order under the Regulation on the protection of copyright on electronic communication networks, ordering the update of the list of disabled access sites to include http…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
Communications Regulatory Authority adopted an order requiring blocking of Guardaflix on grounds of copyright infringement (Order No. 52/25/DDA)
On 3 April 2025, the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority issued a blocking order against Guardaflix under the Regulation on the protection of copyright on electronic communication networks. It was highlighted that the platform enabled unauth…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body