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After being abandoned in 1956, the forts were briefly used to broadcast offshore radio stations.
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Prosecutors last year started a grand jury investigation into the efforts of American media companies, including major Web search engines, that publish or broadcast advertisements for offshore casinos.
In 1998 and 1999, the state issued cease-and-desist letters to at least 10 media companies that published or broadcast ads for offshore casinos.
That reminds me of when the British were pirating radio offshore, to broadcast in a new and bold way.
Because they used boats, the offshore broadcasters became popularly known as "pirates", despite the fact that their broadcasts were legal before the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act.
While the "Ruby" trial has made the most headlines, analysts say that Mr. Berlusconi is even more concerned about a case in which he and several associates are accused of setting up offshore companies to buy broadcast rights to American movies and falsely declaring the income to avoid taxes.
Forty years ago this week, the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act outlawed radio broadcasts to the UK from ships moored offshore.
In this case, Milan prosecutors argued that Mr. Berlusconi and several other defendants used a series of offshore companies to buy the rights to broadcast about 3,000 American movies on Mr. Berlusconi's television networks and falsely declared the amount of the payments to avoid taxes.
The case at the heart of Friday's ruling centered on a scheme in which Mr. Berlusconi and several other defendants used a series of offshore companies to buy the rights to broadcast American movies on Mr. Berlusconi's private television networks and falsely declared the amount of the payments to avoid taxes.
Two lower courts had convicted Mr. Berlusconi and other defendants on charges of buying the rights to broadcast American movies on his Mediaset networks through a series of offshore companies and falsely declaring how much they paid to avoid taxes.
Berlusconi was convicted last year over the purchase of rights to broadcast US films on his Mediaset channels through a series of offshore companies that involved the false declaration of payments to avoid taxes.
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