In April 2023, the music world was shaken by an unprecedented event. A song sung with the voices of Drake and The Weeknd garnered over fifteen million views on social media and more than five thousand plays on Spotify, but neither of them had recorded the track. The song, titled Heart on My Sleeve, had […]
Category Archives: Copyright & royalties
Can a narrative method be protected by copyright?
With order no. 3393 of February 10, 2025, Italy’s Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the protection of moral rights of the author, with particular reference to the distinction between a creative idea relating to a narrative method and a work, as a concrete expression of the idea. The Case The plaintiff sued a […]
World IP Day 2025: Music in the Spotlight
April 26, 2025, marks World Intellectual Property Day, and this year’s theme will be music. The initiative highlights the relationship between the protection of intellectual property rights and the development of a musical landscape capable of connecting with other sectors. Through World IP Day, WIPO aims to celebrate the universal language of music and underscore […]
No Copyright for Birkenstock Sandals
On February 20, 2025, the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), the German Federal Court of Justice, issued a ruling confirming the appeal decision, which does not recognize copyright protection for the well-known Birkenstock sandal models. The Case The plaintiff, a company belonging to the Birkenstock group, challenged the online sale and production by the defendant of sandal models […]