Copyright

Copyright law represents one of the core areas of the Firm’s practice.

We assist authors, photographers, artists, publishers, audiovisual producers, creative agencies, and digital platforms in the protection of creative works and in the management of economic exploitation rights.

Our activities include:

  • protection of works covered by copyright

  • assignment and licensing agreements for economic exploitation rights

  • publishing agreements and audiovisual production agreements

  • agreements relating to photographic, artistic, and multimedia works

  • protection of the author’s moral rights

  • management of related rights and performers’ rights

  • exploitation of works on digital platforms, websites, and social media

We also assist clients in enforcing their rights against copyright infringement, including cases of plagiarism, unauthorized use of photographs and artistic works, and unlawful exploitation of digital content.

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Expertise

In particular, the Firm has assisted:

  • foreign companies entering the Italian market, handling the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to the protection and economic exploitation of copyright;

  • internationally renowned photographers in the protection of rights related to the commercial exploitation of photographic works, including cases of unauthorized use;

  • non-profit organizations and companies specialized in database protection, including systems generating barcodes, with regard to copyright and database rights protection;

  • a leading U.S. theatrical production company in the online transmission and digital exploitation of theatrical rights, with particular focus on contractual and copyright aspects.