The Ferrari is a work protected by the Copyright.
The Court of Bologna, specialized section for business matters, has recently added the protection of copyright to the model of Ferrari perhaps the most well-known and appreciated of all time: the 250 GTO.
The number, 250, stands for the displacement of each cylinder in cubic centimeters of the 3000 cc V12 engine. GTO stands for "Gran Turismo Omologata." This acronym would not be used for several years until the presentation of the 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO.
For the College, consulted by Ferrari to defend the model from an attempt at reproduction by a Modena company, «the customization of the lines and aesthetic elements, have made the Ferrari The 250GTO is a one-of-a-kind model, a true automotive icon. "Its artistic value," the ordinance continues, "has found objective and widespread recognition in numerous awards and official certificates," in "copious publications," and in "artistic" reproductions on coins and in the form of "sculptures," periodically exhibited in museums.
The Court thus issued an order prohibiting the tuning company from reproducing the shape of the 250GTO in renderings and car models.
The resisting company was in fact ready to launch on the market a dozen or so replicas of the 250 GTO, at a price of around 1 million euros each, which reproduced (and updated) the legendary 1960s model.