Bože, Zarja chrani! Political Protest and Incitement to Religious Hatred in Russia in the Light of the “Pussy Riot” ECtHR Case
Visualizza allegato European Court of Human Rights, 17 July 2018, Mariya Alekhina and others v.…
Browsing: Freedom of speech
How the Hungarian government nationalized criticism
For the past seven years, the Fidesz regime in Hungary has built, bit by bit,…
Freedom of expression online – not dead yet, but getting there
Attacks on Paris and Brussels in the past year have put the Western world on high alert, and…
La neutralità della rete: dalla storica decisione alle nuove accuse
L’ultimo appuntamento con la Net neutrality al quale avevamo preso parte risale al 26 Febbraio…
Frank La Rue a Firenze per una riflessione su libertà di espressione nel periodo elettorale
All’indomani delle elezioni europee, che in Italia hanno sollevato una vivace polemica riguardo la visibilità…
L’aggiunta di commenti offensivi in calce ad un articolo di un portale informativo online in una recente sentenza della Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo
(Corte Edu, Sezione Prima, Delfi contro Estonia, ricorso n. 64596/09, sentenza 10 Ottobre 2013) 1. …
“Libertà va cercando, ch’è sì cara…”. Critica della ragione impura: sui molti e ingiustificati arrovelli in tema di libertà di espressione
“Libertà va cercando, ch’è sì cara, come sa chi per lei vita rifiuta”. Non sono…
Law & Disorder
In Ulyanovsk city according to court order of first instance on May 23, 2013 OJSC…
Reconciling right to be forgotten and freedom of information in the digital age. Past and future of personal data protection in the EU
Below is the text of the lecture that Prof. Oreste Pollicino (Bocconi University) and Dr.…
Sei libero, ma dimmi chi sei
«Controllo del web» è espressione che stona, anche se a pronunciarla è una persona la…
The copyright claws come out in EU catwalk photo battle
The publication of this comment is part of a cross-posting agreement between Medialaws and IPilogue…
YouTube challenges Rospotrebnadzor decision against content promoting suicides in Russia
YouTube, LLC has filed in the Arbitration Court of Moscow lawsuit against the Federal Service…
Libertà di informazione e diritto ad essere informati via web: quale “governo del potere pubblico in pubblico”?
Il problema dell’informazione sui media desta sempre notevole interesse, che si connota di un fascino…
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1. Un recentissimo arresto della Corte di Cassazione (sent. Sezione III penale, 13 giugno 2012…
Will The First Amendment Save Google From Antitrust Watchdogs?
Under attack from antitrust regulators in the US as well as in Europe, Google asked…
Genocide Denial: A Comparative Focus on Extent and Limits of Freedom of Expression in Europe
On March 27 Oreste Pollicino and Marco Bassini spoke at the conference on “Media Pluralism…
To tweet or not to tweet: that is the question
If William Shakespeare were drafting Hamlet’s soliloquy nowadays, he would probably rejuvenate it in this…
Ireland’s SOPA to permit three strikes; TDs asked to debate something they haven’t seen
It’s been a peculiar day in relation to Ireland’s SOPA. First of all, junior minister…
The Internet welcomes a new censor: Twitter!
Twitter announced last Thursday (January 26) through a blogpost, http://blog.twitter.com/“Tweets still must flow”, that it…
L’emendamento “stargate” (ovvero, a proposito dell’emendamento “Fava” sulla responsabilità dell’hosting provider)
Gli appassionati di fantascienza ricorderanno un film del 1994, “Stargate”, nel quale un’antica porta, riattivata…
Unione europea e Ungheria : verso un nuovo caso «Haider» ?
L’Ungheria pone a rischio i valori dell’Unione ? “Il cambiamento che oggi abbiamo democraticamente determinato…
Hungarian Constitutional Court repeals parts of Media Constitution and Media Law
The Hungarian Constitutional Court passed its long-awaited decision on Monday, 19th December: it annulled an…
Internet nella giurisprudenza
Sommario: 1. Introduzione. 2. Internet e i giudici comparatisti. 3. Il blogging, ovvero del bilanciamento…
Online content and defamation: the emerging British approach
The British government started earlier this year to consider new legislation on the topic of…
Civil indictment against the Hungarian Government
The Canadian-Hungarian Democratic Charter (CHDC), a Montréal-based civil rights organisation founded by scholars that have professional…
Freedom of Speech in Canada and use of hyperlinks min websites
Hyperlinks in websites to other websites are analogous to footnotes in books or articles. As…
The First Amendment Qualified Reporter’s Privilege and Press Freedom.
On July 29, 2011, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Federal District Court in Alexandria,…
BART the tyrant
Some readers may think this is the title of an episode of “The Simpsons” but…
US court rejects California ban on violent video games
The US Supreme Court has struck down a Californian law banning the sale or rental…
Smile stronger than sword
Struggling frenetically in keeping ourselves updated we often drop out some important judgments just because…
Netherlands makes net neutrality a law
On 22 June, the Dutch Parliament passed a law stopping mobile operators from blocking or…
Debate on Hungary’s new constitution splits MEPs
A highly charged debate about the new Hungarian constitution pitted the EPP against the other…