The new government in Italy is vowing to increase its anti-piracy efforts.

From Variety:

Italy’s new Silvio Berlusconi-led government is vowing to step up efforts behind an ongoing largely futile battle to fight the country’s rampant piracy plague.

Gabriella Carlucci, in charge of entertainment affairs within Berlusconi’s conservative force, has ordered an urgent new anti-piracy push citing E300 million ($467 million) as the annual revenue loss in Italy “due to illegal trafficking, often controlled by organized crime” of pirated DVD copies and illegal downloads.

“The government must pursue a path of firmness and legality,” she said.