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Focuses on the music industry in Italy as of June, 2001. Decline in sales experienced by the industry in 2000; How an abundance of music television stations and radio stations has affected sales; Problems with music piracy; Suggestion that the Italian government should do more for the industry.

Reports on the International Federation of Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) creation of an office for the Federation Against Music Piracy in Milan, Italy. Measures taken to halt a dramatic increase in piracy in Italy.

Reports on the ratification of an anti-piracy law in Italy. Importance of the law in the country's fight against music piracy levels, which is among the highest in Europe; How the law was approved by the justice commission of the Italian Senate; Comments from Enzo Mazza, president of Italy's Anti-Piracy Federation.

Reports on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's move to lobby the Italian government for tougher action against music pirates. Italy as one of the countries expected to be given priority status on the US Trade Representative's piracy watch list; Italian state-owned authors' rights body SIAE's claim that the piracy issue was a wider European and global problem.

Reports on the move of global label group IFPI to challenge Italy's long-standing reputation as a source of bootleg live music recordings. Request to a Milan court to reinterpret Italy's copyright legislation; Call for injunction against five companies; Current legislation allowing domestic firms to record and distribute performances in the country; IFPI's arguments.

The article reports that the Italian authorities has ordered the Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the Pirate Bay, a largest site in indexing pirated movies and music. Pirate Bay is based in Sweden and is using BitTorrent Technology. Italy's antifraud police has issued a formal command and posted an official "access denied" seals on its ISPs. The block was motivated by Fimi, a music industry federation in Italy.

Reports that record executives in Italy are satisfied with the country's recent adoption of the European Union Copyright Directive. But they think that effective enforcement, not to mention a series of further legislative measures, will be necessary to save an industry suffering from a 25% piracy rate. Italy became the third EU member, after Denmark and Greece, to adopt the directive. The Italian parliament passed a stringent copyright law in 2000, but the EU directive provides tougher punishments.

Reports that music executives in Italy are hoping that 2002's Sanremo Festival will help the beleaguered record industry. Hope of the local music industry that the annual event will bring the public's attention to Italian music; The negative effect of piracy on the country's music industry; Background information of the Sanremo Festival of the Italian Song.

Reports on music piracy in Italy. Efforts of the Italian government to fight piracy through copyright legislation; Details of the piracy industry; Methods used in fighting piracy; Impact which piracy has on the Italian music industry.

Focuses on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's support of the vote by the Italian Parliament to adopt anti-piracy measures. How the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the Anti-Piracy Bill and how the bill awaits Italian Senate approval; Comments from IFPI chairman Jay Berman.

Discusses the efforts in Italy to curb sound recording piracy. The reputation of Italy as the spot for piracy in the European Union; The significance of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry meeting on April 14-15, 1997 in Rome; The progress of Italy's Federation Against Music Piracy (FPM); former president Piero La Falce's views on the organization's first year of operation; Expected ratification of anti-piracy sanctions.