Category Archives: Copyright & royalties

The protection of the title of a literary work: “La scordanza” case and the decision of the Court of Rome

The Court of Rome, by decision issued on May 17th 2024, marked a significant precedent on copyright, in particular for what pertains to the protection of the title of a literary work

The Court of Rome, by decision issued on May 17th 2024, marked a significant precedent on copyright, in particular for what pertains to the protection of the title of a literary work. The case concerned two works, both titled “La Scordanza” published within 9 years from each other and the focus was the distinctive eligibility […]

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 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 […]

Fair use and meme: the decision of the USA Court of Appeal

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On July 7th 2024, the Court of Appeal of the United States issued an important judgment on the protection of a meme, generally known as an image or video that, combined in some cases with a caption, is usually aimed at entertaining and made to be widely shared on the internet, mainly through social media. […]