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STRUTTURA TERRITORIALE DI FORMAZIONE DECENTRATA DEL DISTRETTO DI MILANO Renato Amoroso, Giuseppe Buffone, Giuseppe Cernuto, Filippo D’Aquino, Fabrizio D’Arcangelo, Francesca Fiecconi, Maria Grazia Fiori,

Federico Vincenzo Amedeo Rolfi, Adriano Scudieri

In collaborazione con

Internet and Copyright Law in the European perspective

The Digital Single Market Copyright

(in Italian and English with simultaneous translation)

Cod. Corso: D15377

Date: 4-5 November 2015

Place: Court of Milan - Aula Magna “Emilio Alessandrini e Guido Galli”

Organization: Francesca Fiecconi, Italian Judges' Permanent Training Program – District of Milan

Presentation

The introduction of communications via Internet and the wide use of digital contents have dramatically demonstrated that most of the national copyright laws need to be re-evaluated and that the borders between communication, distribution and reproduction rights should be reviewed taking into consideration needs and structure of digital economy. It is worth remembering that the European Commission has recently published its Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe and that the reform of copyright law plays an important role in achieving the goals indicated by President Jean-Claude Juncker.

UE legislative proposals for a reform of the copyright regime are expected at the end of 2015 and early 2016. This makes the Congress a strategic occasion for information and discussion, a thinking arena, with the purpose of comparing national approaches on copyright issues, looking to a European view.

 

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Wednesday 4th November 2015 13:45 Registration of participants 14:15 Opening and institutional welcome

Hon. Giovanni Canzio, President of the Court of Appeal Milan

Hon. Roberto Bichi, President of the Court of Milan

Ing. Renata Righetti, President AIPPI Italian Group

FIRST SESSION

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS ON THE INTERNET: ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS

14:30 Introduction: Prof. Avv. Mario Franzosi, University of Washington

Coordination: Hon. Amedeo Santosuosso, Court of Appeal Milan - President of Section for Enterprise Matters

14:50 Copyright infringements on the Internet: legal framework and possible evolutions

Hon. Vittorio Ragonesi, Italian Supreme Court – Legal Advisor Italian Foreign Office

Internet technical intermediaries and secondary liability

Mr. Thomas Dillon, Counsellor, BRIP Division, World Intellectual Property Organization

Criminal liability of Internet service providers

Hon. Francesco Cajani, Public Prosecutor – Pool for Cybercrime – Court of Milan

16:30 Coffee break

16:50 AGCOM public enforcement: a first assessment

Mr Giorgio Greppi, Italian Communication Authority – AGCOM

17:15 Panel discussion

Chairman: Prof. Oreste Pollicino, Bocconi University

Discussants: Prof. Alberto de Franceschi (University of Ferrara), Avv. Ernesto Apa, Avv. Marilù Capparelli (Legal Director EMEA Google), Avv. Stefano Longhini (Head of Legal

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Affairs Mediaset), Mr Enzo Mazza (President FIMI and SCF), Avv. Vincenzo Piccarreta, Avv. Fabrizio Sanna, Avv. Sergio Spagnolo

18:30 End of First Session

Thursady 5th November 2015

SECOND SESSION

DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CONTENTS ON THE INTERNET

9:30 Introduction: Prof. Avv. Vincenzo Franceschelli, Milano Bicocca University

Coordination: Hon. Marina Tavassi, Court of Milan – President of Section for Enterprise Matters

10:00 UE Legislation: an overview on the Digital Single Market Strategy

Mr Marco Giorello, DG Connect – Deputy Director of the Copyright Unit – European Commission

Making the Digital Single Market work for copyright: how to deal with territorial restrictions online?

Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz, Institute for Information Law (IviR), Universiteit van Amsterdam 11:00 Coffee break

11:10 Selling and re-selling on-line digital contents: the problem raised by geo-blocking and the

distribution of “used” digital contents

Prof. Dr. Michael Lehmann, Max Planck Institut Munich 11:40 Panel discussion

Chairman: Prof. Avv. Mario Franzosi

Discussants: Ing. Massimo Bertolotti (Head of Innovation Sky Italia), Avv. Gianluca Campus, Avv. Stefano Longhini (Head of Legal Affairs Mediaset), Mr Guido Meardi (CEO V-Nova Ltd), Ms Olivia Regnier (Director European Office IFPI), Avv. Alessandra Papa (Vice President Legal and Corporate Affair Italia On Line)

13:00 End Second session – Lunch time

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THIRD SESSION

COLLECTIVE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

14:45 Introduction and coordination: Hon. Francesca Fiecconi, Court of Appeal Milan

15:00 Collective rights management and antitrust issues

Hon. Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner AGCM

The role of the collecting societies in Italy

Ms Stefania Ercolani, SIAE – Director of Multimediality Department

16:00 Panel discussion

Chairman: Avv. Giorgio Mondini

Discussants: Prof. Avv. Francesca Maschio (University Roma 3), Avv. Simona Lavagnini, Avv. Andrea Micciché (Nuovo IMAIE), Avv. Annamaria Stein, Avv. Gianluigi Chiodaroli (President Itsright), Avv. Matilde Cascone (Artisti 7607), Mr Giacomo Cosenza (President Sinapsi SpA)

17:15 End of the Congress