In the highly anticipated copyright decision of 4th December CJEU has ruled that as regards the scope of copyright protection for works of ‘applied art’ the author’s personality must be reflected in the works for which copyright protection is claimed through his ‘free and creative choices’ without a stricter requirement than for traditional copyright protected
On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rendered its awaited decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter case, definitively rejecting Stephen Thaler’s attempt to register copyright for the AI-generated artwork ‘A Recent Entrance to Paradise’. The ruling, closely aligned
On September 26th, 2024, AI artist Jason Allen filed an appeal at the U.S. District Court of Colorado requesting the reversal of a US Copyright Office (‘USCO’) decision to deny copyright protection for his artwork ‘Théâtre d’Opéra Spatial’.
Mr. Allen’s first attempt to secure
La tendenza della giurisprudenza italiana al riconoscimento di un vero e proprio diritto all’immagine in capo alle opere d’arte ha visto una recente ulteriore conferma nella sentenza della Corte d’Appello di Bologna n. 1792 del 24 settembre 2024. La Corte ha infatti – parzialmente – confermato la decisione di primo grado del Tribunale di
Fashion Week season is the chance for fashion brands to show their flair and dynamism by launching new creations, ready to be devoured by buyers, influencers, journalists, consumers, and unfortunately, also by competitors.
As it is coming to an end, below is a quick guide which we hope will come in handy when your colleagues
With a first instance ruling issued on 20 April 2023 (available here), the Court of Florence has ordered Condé Nast (editor of GQ Italy) to pay EUR 50,000 plus interest as compensation for damages arising from the unauthorized use of the image of the David by Michelangelo.
The case, which was brought by the
With an order issued on 17 November 2022 (available here), the Court of Venice, Second Chamber, has enjoined Ravensburger AG, Ravensburger Verlag GmBH and Ravensburger S.r.l. from using for commercial purposes the image of the famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man, drawn by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490, setting a penalty of EUR 1,500
Sono oggi sempre più diffusi sistemi di intelligenza artificiale “creativi” che, attraverso meccanismi di apprendimento automatico profondo (deep learning) implicanti un addestramento su imponenti set di dati, tipicamente reperiti online, sono in grado di generare immagini, testo, o linee di codice a partire da un semplice testo in pochi secondi.
Le potenzialità
Nelle ultime settimane il fenomeno ChatGPT è esploso; se per la maggior parte degli utenti questo suscita curiosità e desiderio di torchiare il robot con le domande più disparate, per i giuristi – soprattutto quelli che si occupano
The first Italian judgment granting a preliminary injunction concerning NFTs (that were deemed to be infringing trademark rights, see our post here) has been followed by another European judgment on the matter: at the end of October 2022, the Commercial Court of Barcelona issued a partial preliminary injunction, ordering the custody of the allegedly
