It's simple, really. Italy profits from being connected to the internet more than it costs them, so they'll do the right thing eventually.<p>This goes for any country that wants to control / regulate the internet that gets a substantial portion of their telecommunications via the net.<p>If Djibouti or Upper-Volta would decide to legalize stuff like this they could get away with it because the public outcry would be relatively small, if they do it in Italy then whichever political party was the one to make that decision will find themselves without any power at the next elections.<p>I would take this with a substantial grain of salt. Less than a week ago Italy's prime minister suggested that Israel should join the EU:<p><a href="http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&#38;nid=20492" rel="nofollow">http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&#38;nid=...</a><p>think of it as publicly funded entertainment.