Italy: Introduced Bill to combat the dissemination of copyright-protected content including AGCOM blocking powers

On 29 November 2022, the Bill to combat the dissemination of copyright-protected content on electronic communications networks, which grants wide-ranging blocking powers to the Authority for Communications Guarantees (AGCOM), was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies. Namely, AGCOM can order service providers and network access providers to disable access to illicit content, including blocking domain names and traffic routing to specific IP addresses. These blockings extend to both live websites and future websites that aim to circumvent the blocking. In addition, for live content, AGCOM can issue precautionary blocking orders that must be executed within 30 minutes upon request by the rightsholder.