Copyright and Authorship

When two works tell the same story, can this amount to plagiarism? Starting from the “Felicia Impastato” case and the judgment of the Rome Court [...]

Under Italian copyright law, the director of photography is not included among the co-authors of a cinematographic work identified by Article 44 of Law No. [...]

This article examines the position of the Director of Photography within the Italian copyright framework, with specific reference to the rules on co-authorship of cinematographic [...]

The article examines the judgment of the Milan Court, 11 November 2025, no. 8613, concerning the protection of photographs and the limits of copyright exceptions. [...]

Imagine walking through Piazza del Duomo in Milan and taking a beautiful photograph: perfect lighting, balanced framing. Some time later, someone uses that same photo [...]

Under Italian law, copyright arises automatically upon the creation of a work. Nevertheless, in the event of a legal dispute, the ability to provide clear [...]

The revocation of an assignment of copyright is a complex but important issue for authors and creative professionals seeking to monetise their works, particularly where [...]

The recent AGCOM Resolution No. 95/24/CONS marks a significant development in the Italian regulatory framework for the management of copyright, introducing new transparency obligations and [...]

The work of our favorite songwriters, writers, directors, and many other creative expressions of human intellect are protected under the so-called Copyright. [...]

This paper addresses the issue of artificial intelligences (capable of creating images from simple text prompts) and their possible misuse of the intellectual property rights [...]

It is common to surf the web and find websites that are slightly too similar to one’s own, or to argue with the Web Agency [...]

People perceive photographs on the Web as if they are publicly available, without an owner and therefore disposable at will. That’s wrong. The following article [...]

Working as a lawyer and providing assistance in the jewellery design sector, I must answer a series of recurring questions on a daily basis. In [...]

As of Dec. 12, 2021, anyone who exploits an author’s work will be required to report to him, at least every six months, a set [...]