Articoli

AI-Generated Software: software ownership, human contribution, and evidence of rights
This article explains who owns the rights in software developed using artificial intelligence tools and what evidence is required to demonstrate the human creative contribution. [...]
19 June 2026

Software projects: how to manage open source libraries and third-party APIs
In commercial software projects, open source libraries and third-party APIs can reduce development time and costs, but they require precise checks. This article explains which [...]
17 June 2026

AI-developed software: who owns the code generated by ChatGPT or Claude?
The article examines the main legal issues connected with the use of AI in software development. It clarifies when the generated code may belong to [...]
17 June 2026

Cultural events involve more than works: the rights of performers and executing artists
In cultural projects, discussions often focus on works and copyright. However, in events such as concerts, performances, and festivals, what is actually used is not [...]
29 May 2026

The TDM exception in the age of generative AI: opt-out, training and the transformation of the exclusive right of reproduction
The training of generative artificial intelligence systems is based on the use of enormous quantities of digital content, often protected by copyright. In Europe — [...]
27 May 2026

Illustrations used without consent: the IKEA tortellino case – Bologna Court, judgment of 17 March 2026
A recent copyright judgment by the Bologna Court concerns an illustration depicting a tortellino, used without authorisation inside an IKEA store. The court held that [...]
27 May 2026

Is it lawful to use music or video in a cultural event? Authorizations, costs, and risks
Using music or video in a cultural event is never neutral: even a simple playback may require authorizations and generate costs, including in the absence [...]
26 May 2026

The Court of Justice of the EU revisits “authorial creativity” applied to design
The judgment of the Court of Justice of EU of 4 December 2025 (joined cases C-580/23 and C-795/23) redefines the boundaries of copyright protection in [...]
22 May 2026

Upcycling and branded products: when resale becomes risky
Upcycling consists of transforming existing products into new items, often with creative or sustainable purposes. However, when it involves branded products, reselling the modified item [...]
15 May 2026

When is authorization required to use a cultural heritage asset?
When a work is classified as a cultural heritage asset, the issue is no longer simply who owns the rights, but what can actually be [...]
14 May 2026

From news reporting to advertising: when using a team’s image becomes unlawful
A sports photograph may seem like harmless content, but it can amount to unlawful conduct when it is used to generate an economic advantage. A [...]
8 May 2026

TikTok, “addictive design” and the DSA: how platform design steers behaviour
In February 2026, the European Commission took the preliminary view that TikTok may have infringed the Digital Services Act not because of the content hosted [...]
8 May 2026

Environmental impact of fashion and European Regulation: the transition of the textile industry toward the circular economy
The paper examines the environmental impact of the fashion sector — in terms of emissions, resource consumption, and microplastic pollution — and analyzes the evolution [...]
6 May 2026

The editorial format: according to the Italian Supreme Court, it is not protected by copyright
An editorial format, understood as an organisational framework for content, does not satisfy the requirement of expressive form under Law No. 633/1941 and therefore falls [...]
22 April 2026

When is a database protected by copyright?
Database law is based on a central distinction between data, structure and investment. Copyright protection does not concern the collected content, but the database’s original [...]
17 April 2026

AI-Generated Software: software ownership, human contribution, and evidence of rights
This article explains who owns the rights in software developed using artificial intelligence tools and what evidence is required to demonstrate the human creative contribution. [...]
19 June 2026

Software projects: how to manage open source libraries and third-party APIs
In commercial software projects, open source libraries and third-party APIs can reduce development time and costs, but they require precise checks. This article explains which [...]
17 June 2026

AI-developed software: who owns the code generated by ChatGPT or Claude?
The article examines the main legal issues connected with the use of AI in software development. It clarifies when the generated code may belong to [...]
17 June 2026

Cultural events involve more than works: the rights of performers and executing artists
In cultural projects, discussions often focus on works and copyright. However, in events such as concerts, performances, and festivals, what is actually used is not [...]
29 May 2026

The TDM exception in the age of generative AI: opt-out, training and the transformation of the exclusive right of reproduction
The training of generative artificial intelligence systems is based on the use of enormous quantities of digital content, often protected by copyright. In Europe — [...]
27 May 2026

Illustrations used without consent: the IKEA tortellino case – Bologna Court, judgment of 17 March 2026
A recent copyright judgment by the Bologna Court concerns an illustration depicting a tortellino, used without authorisation inside an IKEA store. The court held that [...]
27 May 2026

Is it lawful to use music or video in a cultural event? Authorizations, costs, and risks
Using music or video in a cultural event is never neutral: even a simple playback may require authorizations and generate costs, including in the absence [...]
26 May 2026

The Court of Justice of the EU revisits “authorial creativity” applied to design
The judgment of the Court of Justice of EU of 4 December 2025 (joined cases C-580/23 and C-795/23) redefines the boundaries of copyright protection in [...]
22 May 2026

Upcycling and branded products: when resale becomes risky
Upcycling consists of transforming existing products into new items, often with creative or sustainable purposes. However, when it involves branded products, reselling the modified item [...]
15 May 2026

When is authorization required to use a cultural heritage asset?
When a work is classified as a cultural heritage asset, the issue is no longer simply who owns the rights, but what can actually be [...]
14 May 2026

From news reporting to advertising: when using a team’s image becomes unlawful
A sports photograph may seem like harmless content, but it can amount to unlawful conduct when it is used to generate an economic advantage. A [...]
8 May 2026

TikTok, “addictive design” and the DSA: how platform design steers behaviour
In February 2026, the European Commission took the preliminary view that TikTok may have infringed the Digital Services Act not because of the content hosted [...]
8 May 2026

Environmental impact of fashion and European Regulation: the transition of the textile industry toward the circular economy
The paper examines the environmental impact of the fashion sector — in terms of emissions, resource consumption, and microplastic pollution — and analyzes the evolution [...]
6 May 2026

The editorial format: according to the Italian Supreme Court, it is not protected by copyright
An editorial format, understood as an organisational framework for content, does not satisfy the requirement of expressive form under Law No. 633/1941 and therefore falls [...]
22 April 2026

When is a database protected by copyright?
Database law is based on a central distinction between data, structure and investment. Copyright protection does not concern the collected content, but the database’s original [...]
17 April 2026