With ruling no. 33598/2021 of November 11th 2021, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation stated that the historical cartoons produced by Disney between 1930 and 1948 (among which there are the famous “Snow white and the seven dwarfs” and “Fantasia”) are still copyright protected. On the basis of the decision there is the acknowledgment of […]
With judgement no. 20250 of July 15, 2021, the Italian Supreme Court confirmed that the creation of a software with similar functions to those of another existing software, is not always counterfeiting, not even if the new software is created starting from the source code of the already existing software. The case concerned a dispute […]
The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights of EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) on December 9th 2021 published a new report titled ““Online Copyright Infringement In The European Union Music, Films And Tv (2017-2020), Trends And Drivers” digital piracy, precisely on online consumption in Europe of copyright-infringing content. The study took in consideration the period from […]
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the opinion delivered on September 23, 2021 spoke on the correct interpretation of art. 5 (2)(b) of the so-called Infosoc Directive (2001/29/CE) and, in particular, if it is possible to reproduce or store on cloud copyright protected content The reference for a […]
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative...
