With a decision of an absolutely restrictive character in the lawsuit C-466/12, last 13 February 2014 the Court of Justice of the European Union has defined the scope of application of art. 3 par. 1 of the Directive 2001/29, relative to the harmonization of some aspects of copyright and of the rights connected to the […]
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AGCOM and copyright protection: unconstitutional profiles and operative practice
To defend your own copyright has become easier as from 31 March 2014, thanks to the Regulations on the matter of copyright protection on the electronic communication networks adopted by the Authority for Communication Guarantees of Italy (AGCOM). By filing a specific petition to the Authority for Communication Guarantees it is possible to obtain in […]
Paper and canvas are not the same thing: the Allposters case under the Court’s exam
Recently the Advocate General has had to answer an enquiry regarding the exhaustion of the distribution right on a rather peculiar case. A Dutch company acquired on the market posters reproducing artworks, regularly sold on the market with the consent of the copyright’s owner. This company, however, did not limit itself to the re-sale of […]
New art. 15 of the Italian Copyright law
The new text of art. 15 of the Copyright Law is the following: «1. The exclusive right to play, perform or act in public has as its aim the play, performance or act, either free or for a fee, of the musical work, dramatic work, cinematographic work, any other work of public show and oral […]