"It is a battle of civilization," says Giovanbattista Frontera, president of the association of proximity operators, explaining the decision to challenge the Regulation on copyright matters and the recent anti-piracy provisions.
Assoprovider's protests against the recent anti-piracy measures continue.
The association, which brings together representatives of companies in the electronic communications sector throughout Italy, has decided to appeal to the Regional Administrative Court to contest the amendments to the Regulation on copyright and the premises of the same law, namely law 93 of July 14, 2023, on anti-piracy, which came into force last August 8.
The regulation is contested on several points. In particular, the decision to conduct precautionary proceedings in matters of copyright without any adversarial process, without a citizen, who has seen access to their site inhibited, being able to defend themselves in any way.
In general terms, the association contests that the provisions on copyright law require providers to assume the role of "Internet police," with all the costs that this entails. A role that should instead belong to ordinary public institutions, such as the police forces and the Judiciary.
Assoprovider's decision comes after the choice to challenge the amendments, signed by AGCOM, to the Regulation on copyright published on 31 July 2023. The association wishes to clarify that it considers the protection of copyright to be sacred and that its protests and legal actions have nothing to do with the actual protection of artists and performers, whom it regards with sympathy and respect.
Assoprovider has a long tradition of protecting civil rights, which it has often exercised in the complete disregard of institutions. Notable is the battle, which reached the Constitutional Court, on the repressive powers of independent administrative authorities and the need to submit disputes concerning rights to a third and impartial Judge.
«The battle is just beginning. We will go all the way. This is certain.», concludes Frontera.