Noticed by TorrentFreak, AGCOM Commissioner Massimiliano Capitanio took to LinkedIn to rejoice the ruling, in addition to the existence of the Italian Piracy Defend. “The Choose confirmed the worth of AGCOM’s investigations, as soon as once more giving legitimacy to a system for the safety of copyright that’s distinctive on this planet,” mentioned Capitanio.

Capitanio went on to complain that Google has routinely ignored AGCOM’s itemizing of pirate websites, that are alleged to be blocked in half-hour or much less beneath the legislation. He famous the violation was so clear-cut that the order was issued with out giving Google an opportunity to reply, referred to as inaudita altera parte in Italian courts.

This resolution follows the same case in opposition to Web spine agency Cloudflare. In January, the Courtroom of Milan discovered that Cloudflare’s CDN, DNS server, and WARP VPN have been facilitating piracy. The courtroom threatened Cloudflare with fines of as much as 10,000 euros per day if it didn’t start blocking the websites.

Google might face comparable sanctions, however AGCOM has had issue getting worldwide tech behemoths to acknowledge their authorized obligations within the nation. We have reached out to Google for remark and can replace this report if we hear again.