Italy: Implemented Legislative Decree implementing EU DSM Directive including online platform content liability measure
Description
Implemented Legislative Decree implementing EU DSM Directive including online platform content liability measure
On 12 December 2021, the Legislative Decree 8 November 2021 n. 177 came into force and transposed Article 17 of the EU DSM Copyright Directive into Italian law. The article provides that online content-sharing platforms face direct liability for cop…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government