Only for the record (and IANAL), the second reference (Art.700 Codice Procedura Civile) is only related to the possibility - pending immediate financial loss -

Only for the record (and IANAL), the second reference (Art.700 Codice Procedura Civile) is only related to the possibility - pending immediate financial loss - to get an accelerated/quick judgement. The decision lies on the first reference (Art. 156 Legge sul diritto d'Autore - Law on Author's rights), which is Legge 22 aprile 1941 n. 633: http://www.interlex.it/testi/l41_633.htm http://www.interlex.it/testi/l41_633.htm interestingly, the objects protected were originally literature, music, arts, architecture, theatre and photos/movies (and was later extended to include computer programs, television, etc.).