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Michelangelo’s David and cultural heritage images. The Italian pseudo-intellectual property and the end of public domain

Kluwer Copyright Blog

So, the analogical link to civil personality rights would like to allow the introduction in the Italian legal system of a tort (extra-contractual liability) under article 2043 of the Civil Code for violation of an absolute right of the “person” State. 106), the instrumental use and reproduction (art.

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The EU imperative to a free public domain: The case of Italian cultural heritage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In recent first-instance rulings, copies of David by Michelangelo and Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci were prevented from being freely used on a board game, a magazine cover page, and an advertising commercial (see also DeAngelis/Giardini here ; Dore/Caso here and here ).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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M S Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd vs M/S Siliconreview Technologies India Pvt Ltd on 5 March, 2025 (Bangalore District Court) The plaintiff, a magazine for IT professionals, sued for passing off its trademarks Silicon India, www.siliconindia.com, and CIO Review.