# Luca Spinelli

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**Luca Spinelli** is a Swiss [investigative journalist](/source/Investigative_journalism), columnist and the founder of the legal [open source](/source/Open-source_model) project [Oscon](/source/Open_Source_CONtract). He has written front-page news for *[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)*, *[La Stampa](/source/La_Stampa)*, [Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera](/source/RCS_MediaGroup), *[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))*, *[Il Manifesto](/source/Il_Manifesto)* and others.[1]

## Career

Born in Italy, Spinelli started his journalistic career writing for [VNU Business Publications](/source/Verenigde_Nederlandse_Uitgeverijen) and [Feltrinelli](/source/Feltrinelli_(publisher)). Since the last 2000s, he has been columnist for the newspaper *[Punto Informatico](/source/Punto_Informatico)*.[1] While still a university student, in 2004 he founded [Oscon](/source/Open_Source_CONtract), a legal non-profit and [open](/source/Open-source_model) project committed to spreading an open standard contract and which provides [pro bono](/source/Pro_bono) [legal advising](/source/Legal_advice). Up to 2018, the contract has been downloaded more than 220.000 times and it is one of the most used in the country.[2][3][4][5]

During his career, Spinelli has conducted [investigations](/source/Investigative_journalism), which gave rise to widespread debates. In July 2007, [MPs](/source/Member_of_parliament) [Franco Grillini](/source/Franco_Grillini) and Cinzia Dato appended one of Spinelli's investigations about [copyright](/source/Copyright)[6] to a [parliamentary inquiry](/source/Parliamentary_inquiry_(parliamentary_procedure)) towards vice-Prime Minister [Francesco Rutelli](/source/Francesco_Rutelli), promoting a reform of the legislation on copyright.[7] After this investigation, the lack of [freedom of panorama](/source/Freedom_of_panorama) in the Italian legal system has been considered a matter of fact[8][9][10] and a subject of discussion.[11][12] In the same year, Spinelli's reporting on a security bill promoted by the Government, caused its correction during the [Council of Ministers of Italy](/source/Council_of_Ministers_of_Italy).[13] In 2008, his investigation on the [Government budget](/source/Government_budget) revealed the intent of the Government to establish public funding for record labels, causing debates with deputy [Gabriella Carlucci](/source/Gabriella_Carlucci) and the [FIMI](/source/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana)'s president.[14] The same year, Spinelli wrote an investigation, cited by Sergio Rizzo in his bestseller *Rapaci* ([Rizzoli](/source/Angelo_Rizzoli)),[15] about the institutional [web portal](/source/Web_portal) Italia.it, in which he revealed the waste of [public money](/source/Public_money).[15] Later, his investigation on a [bill](/source/Bill_(proposed_law)) by Ricardo Franco Levi led to a wide strike promoted by [Beppe Grillo](/source/Beppe_Grillo),[16][17] criticisms by journalists and politicians ([Gad Lerner](/source/Gad_Lerner), Vincenzo Vita, [Giuseppe Giulietti](/source/Giuseppe_Giulietti_(politician)), [Pino Scaccia](/source/Pino_Scaccia)), and eventually caused the withdrawal of the bill.[16]

Subsequently, Spinelli drew up with lawyer G. Scorza the bill "*Give a meaning to the degradation*" concerning a modification of the [Italian copyright law](/source/Copyright_law_of_Italy), which was supported by the MPs Bruno Mellano, Mauro Bulgarelli, [Elio Veltri](/source/Elio_Veltri) and others.[18] The bill was scheduled to be discussed to the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Italy)), but the [fall of the Government](/source/Prodi_II_Cabinet#Fall) halted the process. It was supported again by the [Radical Party](/source/Italian_Radicals) in the late 2010.[19] The following year, Spinelli's journalistic investigation „*La Camera manda avanti il Ddl anti-blog*“ was nominated for the [30th Ischia International Journalism Award](/source/Ischia_International_Journalism_Award).[20] For Swiss newspapers, he released the news of the fall of Switzerland into the [gray list](/source/Gray_list) of [tax heavens](/source/Tax_heaven),[21] and subsequently commented most of the [tax treaty](/source/Tax_treaty) between Switzerland and other nations (USA, United Kingdom, Mexico, Qatar, India...). In June 2015 he published with *[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))* a broad investigation about [privacy](/source/Privacy) management laws over the world.[22] Afterwards, Spinelli worked with the [Creative Commons](/source/Creative_Commons) group for the translation into Italian of the [Creative Commons 4.0 licenses](/source/Creative_Commons_license#Version_4.0_and_international_use), published in the late 2017.[23]

Amongst the Italian expert on [accessibility](/source/Accessibility), he was a selected member of the SIE (Italian associate of the [International Ergonomics Association](/source/International_Ergonomics_Association)), and has been publishing educational articles and essays. He has lectured and provided [scientific and legal consulting](/source/Consultant) to the [University of Genoa](/source/University_of_Genoa).[1] He is also author of interviews with minister [Antonio Di Pietro](/source/Antonio_Di_Pietro), scientist [Corrado Böhm](/source/Corrado_B%C3%B6hm) and activist [Ludwig Minelli](/source/Ludwig_Minelli).[1]

## Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Result 2009 journalistic investigation „La Camera manda avanti il Ddl anti-blog“ Ischia International Journalism Award

## References

1. [Luca Spinelli](https://lucaspinelli.com/en), *Who's sho*, 2018

1. Davide Falanga, [Oscon, il contratto open source](http://www.oneopensource.it/25/01/2008/oscon-il-contratto-open-source/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130708175248/http://www.oneopensource.it/25/01/2008/oscon-il-contratto-open-source/) 8 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, OneOpenSource, 2008

1. Pierluigi Emmulo, [Contratto per realizzazione siti Web e programmi](http://www.webmasterpoint.org/news/oscon-contratto-e-altridocumenti-personalizzabili-per-chi-fa-siti-web_p31165.html), WebmasterPoint, 2008

1. Oscon, [Two hundred thousand copies for two millions eyes](https://oscon.it/due-milioni-di-osconiani-per-duecentomila-oscon/796), 2013

1. Maria Eleonora Pisu, *Professione Ghostwriter*, Bruno Editore, 2014. ISBN 9788861746732

1. Anna Masera, *[L'ultima follia? Essere costretti a rivendicare il "diritto di panorama"](http://www.origamisettimanale.it/2008/02/18/blogs/web-notes/l-ultima-follia-essere-costretti-a-rivendicare-il-diritto-di-panorama-pP5vbR9Ym0h4qsQJFrIgaI/pagina.html)*, *[La Stampa](/source/La_Stampa)*, 18. February 2008

1. [Parliamentary inquiry](https://web.archive.org/web/20081025001151/http://www.grillini.it/show.php?4884) by MPs [Franco Grillini](/source/Franco_Grillini)

1. Laukyte, Migle. "A Rawlsian Perspective on Copyright and Justice in Italy“, 5th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics, Greece, 2012

1. [Sapienza University of Rome](/source/Sapienza_University_of_Rome), [Copyright in Italy](https://web.archive.org/web/20130625072111/http://lnx.archidiap.com/Diritto_autore.pdf), 2013

1. [University of Pisa](/source/University_of_Pisa), [Laboratorio di scrittura](https://web.archive.org/web/20130625071628/http://www.humnet.unipi.it/ital/tavosanis/lds/lds2011/3%20aprile%202012.pdf), 2012

1. Resta, Giorgio. “Diritti esclusivi e nuovi beni immateriali“, Utet Giuridica, 2010. ISBN 9788859801009

1. A. Gaudenzi, Il nuovo diritto d’autore, Maggioli, 2012. ISBN 8838774218

1. Punto Informatico, [Rome: chatting is not a crime (anymore)](http://punto-informatico.it/p.aspx?i=2136753), December 2007

1. Punto Informatico, [Public funding for record labels](http://punto-informatico.it/2135194/PI/Commenti/italia-20-milioni-euro-alle-major.aspx#p2140788), December 2007

1. Rizzo, Sergio (2009). *Rapaci, il disastroso ritorno dello Stato nell'economia italiana* (in Italian). Rizzoli. p. 224. ISBN 9788817030496.

1. Punto Informatico, [Reactions to Ddl Levi](http://punto-informatico.it/2094823/PI/News/caso-editoria-due-giorni-passione.aspx), 2008

1. Beppe Grillo, [Free Blogger](http://www.beppegrillo.it/free-blogger/), November 2008

1. Diritto.it, *[Give a meaning to the degratation](https://web.archive.org/web/20090708045222/http://www.diritto.it/all.php?file=25583.pdf)*, 2008

1. Radicali.it, [Anche l'Italia segua l'esempio della Gran Bretagna nell'impegno sul fair use](http://www.radicali.it/anche-litalia-segua-lesempio-della-gran-bretagna-nellimpegno-sul-fair-use), 2010

1. *[XXX International Ischia Awards](http://alicegioia.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2009/04/30/premio-ischia-2009/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110811081913/http://alicegioia.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2009/04/premio-ischia-2009.html) 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine*, 30. April 2009, Nova100 – *[Il Sole 24 Ore](/source/Il_Sole_24_Ore)*

1. *[LaNotizia](/source/LaNotizia)*, [Tax heavens list](http://www.lanotizia.ch/attualita/lista-dei-paradisi-fiscali-e-pubblica/553), 2009

1. *[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))*, [Cookie Law, come funziona all’estero?](https://www.wired.it/attualita/tech/2015/06/26/cookie-law-come-funziona-estero/)

1. Sarah Pearson, *[Annuncia la traduzione 4.0 della licenza in Italiano!](https://creativecommons.org/2017/07/31/annuncia-la-traduzione-4-0-della-licenza-italiano/)*, Creativecommons.org

## External links

- [Luca Spinelli](https://lucaspinelli.com), Official website
- ["Intervista a Luca Spinelli di Scripta Volant"](https://archive.today/20120224150355/http://magazine.liquida.it/2009/04/07/intervista-a-luca-spinelli-di-scripta-volant/) (in Italian). Liquida Magazine. Archived from [the original](http://magazine.liquida.it/2009/04/07/intervista-a-luca-spinelli-di-scripta-volant/) on 24 February 2012.

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