On June 17, the EU Advocate General delivered their opinion regarding the second preliminary reference before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a dispute between a German music group and several producers. Specifically, the opinion clarified certain aspects related to the “pastiche” exception provided by the InfoSoc Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC) in light […]
Long awaited, on June 23, 2025, the first historic decision on fair use was issued, marking a point in favor of Anthropic, followed two days later by a second decision that declared Meta’s victory on the same topic. In both cases, these are interim decisions that will have to be followed by a final ruling, […]
An Emblematic Victory in Copyright and Cultural Heritage Disputes. The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, with order no. 12956 filed on May 14, 2025, has definitively rejected the appeal filed by Sony Music Entertainment Italy (SMEI) against the heirs of the celebrated singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti, as well as against the companies holding the music publishing […]
On May 12, the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) published a report titled “The development of Generative Artificial Intelligence from a Copyright perspective“. This report was conducted by a research group from the School of Law at the University of Turin and the Nexa Center for Internet & Society at the Polytechnic University of […]
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative...
