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

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They merge and overlap pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests, such as public law (Legislative Decree 42/2004) and private law (Civil Code). The Tribunale di Firenze focuses attention on the provisions governing the concession of use of the cultural property (art. 106), the instrumental use and reproduction (art.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

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We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image via Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Public Domain Mark 1.0 The human right to cultural participation has become a pillar of protecting and empowering individuals and communities.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) v. Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act.

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