By judgement issued on May 15th 2024, the Court of Rome declared the invalidity of the “Taffo” trademark, marking a turning point in a long family dispute. The case originates from issues related to the ownership of the trademark, used for decades by the Taffo family, active in the field of funeral services. The trademark, […]
Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes: the report of the US Copyright Office
With the rise of artificial intelligence, have spread new ways of creating digital content which, sometimes, cannot be distinguished from the original ones. In this context, the issue of digital replicas is particularly relevant, for this reason the US Copyright Office (USCO) has recently published a report with the aim of regulating the topic more […]
The EU rejects the Appeal of Bytedance: TikTok remains a Gatekeeper subjected to DMA
The EU Court by the decision issued on July 17th 2024 (case T-1077/23) rejected the appeal brought by Bytedance Ltd – parent company of TikTok – confirming that this company is to be considered a gatekeeper pursuant to the EU Digital Markets Act (EU Reg. 2022/1925, so-called DMA) and, as such, is subjected to obligations […]
The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority: News in The Regulation For The Intermediation Of Copyright And Related Rights
The Italian Regulatory Authority for Communications (AGCOM) has recently published the “The Regulation for The Intermediation of Copyright and Related Rights” in compliance with the EU directive of April 17th 2019, better known as Copyright Directive (EU Directive 2019/790). The Directive has been adopted with the purpose of modernizing and harmonizing the European normative framework […]