Summary:
1. Italy’s Regulatory Action:
- Italy’s telecom regulator AGCOM has summoned Google and Cloudflare to discuss anti-piracy strategies in a September meeting.
- The meeting follows the launch of AGCOM’s Piracy Shield blocking system six months ago.
2. New Anti-Piracy Legislation:
- Italy’s recent law imposes harsher penalties on providers and consumers of pirated content.
- The legislation includes aggressive site-blocking measures and fines for watching pirate streams.
3. AGCOM’s Goals for Google and Cloudflare:
- AGCOM chief Massimiliano Capitanio seeks commitments from Google to limit pirate services in search results.
- The regulator also wants Cloudflare to address IPTV providers using its services to evade blocking.
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