Italy: Licensing & Syndication

Tra le licenze d'uso del software, quelle open source assumono un ruolo storico nella stessa evoluzione dei programmi per elaboratore.

Intellectual Property can be protected either by bringing an action in court or through an amicable out-of-court settlement.

Under Italian law, gaming is divided into two categories: (i) "prohibited games" such as poker, chemin de fer, roulette (which can be organized only in Italian casinos – in Venice, Saint Vincent, San Remo, Campione d'Italia, each licensed by a specific law); and (ii) "licensable games" (betting, lottery, bingo). "Licensable" games fall within the State's monopoly.