The legal risks of cloud services by Andrea Moriggi Introduction Cloud computing is a skyrocketing business. It has become crucial for companies to reduce costs, improve network and storage security, and offer a wide range of services with relatively limited resources. It is no secret that large corporations such as Microsoft and Amazon[1] for instance, have completely redefined their business…
Taxation of income generated by cross-border digital transactions by Andrea Moriggi Summary: Introduction: The e-commerce market. – 1. Legal framework. – 2 The OECD Model. – 3. Types of transactions: business profits or royalties? – 4. Problems related to the Taxation of Digital Transactions – 5. Conclusion Introduction: The e-commerce market “It is difficult to apply the existing rules to the…
Trademark Protection of Architectural Works in the Digital Era. The U.S. Approach di Andrea Moriggi Summary Introduction. – 1. Trademarks and the evolution of architectural works protection in the digital age. – 2. Architectural works trademark in videogames: the E.S.S. Entertainment 2000 v. RockStar Games case. – Conclusion. Introduction Videogames are a multi-billion-dollar industry in the global market[1], taking the…
Open banking and competition. How APIs are shaping the future of financial institutions by Andrea Moriggi Summary: Introduction – 1. Rethinking the banking industry: open banking, BaaS and BaaP – 1.1 Open API is to API as Open banking is to banks – 2. The PSD2 directive: a disruption for the European financial market – 3. Open banking the use…