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Software creato con AI_ proprietà del software, contributo umano e prova dei diritti

AI-Generated Software: software ownership, human contribution, and evidence of rights

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

Progetti software: come gestire librerie open source e API di terze parti

Software projects: how to manage open source libraries and third-party APIs

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

Software sviluppato con l’AI: chi è proprietario del codice generato da ChatGPT o Claude?

AI-developed software: who owns the code generated by ChatGPT or Claude?

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

Negli eventi culturali non ci sono solo opere_ i diritti degli artisti, interpreti ed esecutori

Cultural events involve more than works: the rights of performers and executing artists

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 [...]

L’eccezione TDM nell’era dell’IA generativa_ opt-out, training e trasformazione del diritto esclusivo di riproduzione

The TDM exception in the age of generative AI: opt-out, training and the transformation of the exclusive right of reproduction

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 — [...]

Illustrazioni usate senza consenso_ il caso del tortellino IKEA Trib. Bologna, sent. 17 marzo 2026

Illustrations used without consent: the IKEA tortellino case – Bologna Court, judgment of 17 March 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 [...]

È lecito usare musica o video in un evento culturale_ Autorizzazioni, costi e rischi

Is it lawful to use music or video in a cultural event? Authorizations, costs, and risks

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 [...]

La Corte di Giustizia UE torna sulla “creatività” autoriale applicata ai design

The Court of Justice of the EU revisits “authorial creativity” applied to design

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 [...]

Upcycling e prodotti di marca_ quando la rivendita è rischiosa

Upcycling and branded products: when resale becomes risky

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 [...]

Cosa cambia davvero quando un’opera è un bene culturale

When is authorization required to use a cultural heritage asset?

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 [...]

Dalla cronaca alla pubblicità_ quando usare la foto di una squadra diventa illecito

From news reporting to advertising: when using a team’s image becomes unlawful

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 [...]

TikTok, addictive design e DSA come il design delle piattaforme orienta il comportamento

TikTok, “addictive design” and the DSA: how platform design steers behaviour

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 [...]

Impatto ambientale della moda e normativa europea: la transizione del settore tessile verso l’economia circolare

Environmental impact of fashion and European Regulation: the transition of the textile industry toward the circular economy

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

Il format editoriale_ per la Cassazione non è tutelato dal diritto d’autore

The editorial format: according to the Italian Supreme Court, it is not protected by copyright

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 [...]

Quando una banca dati è protetta dal diritto d’autore

When is a database protected by copyright?

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

Software creato con AI_ proprietà del software, contributo umano e prova dei diritti

AI-Generated Software: software ownership, human contribution, and evidence of rights

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

Progetti software: come gestire librerie open source e API di terze parti

Software projects: how to manage open source libraries and third-party APIs

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

Software sviluppato con l’AI: chi è proprietario del codice generato da ChatGPT o Claude?

AI-developed software: who owns the code generated by ChatGPT or Claude?

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

Negli eventi culturali non ci sono solo opere_ i diritti degli artisti, interpreti ed esecutori

Cultural events involve more than works: the rights of performers and executing artists

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 [...]

L’eccezione TDM nell’era dell’IA generativa_ opt-out, training e trasformazione del diritto esclusivo di riproduzione

The TDM exception in the age of generative AI: opt-out, training and the transformation of the exclusive right of reproduction

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 — [...]

Illustrazioni usate senza consenso_ il caso del tortellino IKEA Trib. Bologna, sent. 17 marzo 2026

Illustrations used without consent: the IKEA tortellino case – Bologna Court, judgment of 17 March 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 [...]

È lecito usare musica o video in un evento culturale_ Autorizzazioni, costi e rischi

Is it lawful to use music or video in a cultural event? Authorizations, costs, and risks

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 [...]

La Corte di Giustizia UE torna sulla “creatività” autoriale applicata ai design

The Court of Justice of the EU revisits “authorial creativity” applied to design

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 [...]

Upcycling e prodotti di marca_ quando la rivendita è rischiosa

Upcycling and branded products: when resale becomes risky

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 [...]

Cosa cambia davvero quando un’opera è un bene culturale

When is authorization required to use a cultural heritage asset?

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 [...]

Dalla cronaca alla pubblicità_ quando usare la foto di una squadra diventa illecito

From news reporting to advertising: when using a team’s image becomes unlawful

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 [...]

TikTok, addictive design e DSA come il design delle piattaforme orienta il comportamento

TikTok, “addictive design” and the DSA: how platform design steers behaviour

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 [...]

Impatto ambientale della moda e normativa europea: la transizione del settore tessile verso l’economia circolare

Environmental impact of fashion and European Regulation: the transition of the textile industry toward the circular economy

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

Il format editoriale_ per la Cassazione non è tutelato dal diritto d’autore

The editorial format: according to the Italian Supreme Court, it is not protected by copyright

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 [...]

Quando una banca dati è protetta dal diritto d’autore

When is a database protected by copyright?

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

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