Category Archives: Copyright & royalties

Copyright of Online Photographs

copyright of online photographs

With ruling no. 5635 of June 3, 2024, the Milan Court addressed the issue of the unauthorized reproduction of photographs taken from the internet and distributed to various news outlets without the indications required by Article 90 of the Copyright Law or the so-called “digital watermark”, the digital mark that identifies the author. The Court’s […]

Protection of Foreign Works of Art: The Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België Judgment

protection of foreign works of art - European copyright

On October 14, 2024, in the case of Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België (C-227/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment clarifying important aspects of the protection of foreign works of art within the Union. The Case A Swiss company producing design furniture, holder of intellectual property rights over certain […]

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 […]