Legal case study of "The New Year That Never Came": Romania-Serbia co-production, chain of title, music clearances, tax credit compliance.
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Complete guide to Italy's film co-production treaties: 39 bilateral treaties, European Convention framework, official status requirements, Italian access points.
DANDI's film and entertainment law practice in Italy: production legal services for producers, directors, writers, distributors, broadcasters, AI compliance.
Film Production IP Challenges in Italy: A Producer’s Strategic Guide Every film is fundamentally an intellectual property asset — its script, its audiovisual fixation, its underlying music, its visual elements, and its performances all engage …
The Press Publishers Right Under DSM Article 15: Italian Framework and Operational Reality Article 15 of the EU Digital Single Market Directive (2019/790) introduced a new neighbouring right for press publishers — sometimes called the …
NFT, Web3, and digital asset IP in Italy: MiCA Regulation, copyright misconceptions, smart contracts, art and music tokenization, AML compliance.
Film Production Intellectual Property Challenges: An Italian and EU Framework for Independent and International Productions Every film, television series, documentary, and audiovisual work is fundamentally an intellectual property project. The legal infrastructure underlying a production …
Moral rights in film: final cut, dubbing, restoration, colorization, AI deepfake, Article 44 LDA co-authorship. 2026 Italian and EU cinema law guide.
Platform and intermediary liability for AI, streaming, and online infringement: DSA, DSM Art. 17, AI Act, Italian Law 132/2025, Piracy Shield.
Complete legal protection of brand identity in Italy and EU: trademark, copyright on logos, design rights, trade dress, unfair competition, AI cloning.
Practical guide to preventing image theft: copyright registration, metadata, watermarks, monitoring, takedown notices, enforcement under Italian and EU law.
Public domain under Italian and EU copyright law: 70-year rule, when works enter public domain, cinematographic and photographic duration, cultural heritage.
Photography originality threshold under EU law: the Mankowitz/Hendrix Paris 2015 ruling, CJEU Painer framework, and implications for photographers.
Copyright protection for graffiti and street art under Italian and EU law: case studies including Dash Snow v McDonald's, originality, illegality, moral rights.
Model release forms for fashion, advertising, stock photography, and e-commerce shoots in Italy: structure, Italian law framework, AI training clauses.
Internet intermediary liability for copyright infringement: CJEU McFadden, e-Commerce Directive, DSM Article 17, DSA framework, Italian implementation.
Quick update on the 2016 freedom of panorama reforms in Belgium and France — key provisions and current status.
Option agreement for film rights under Italian law: structure, 16 essential elements, modern issues including streaming and AI clause integration.
The “Mr. Kebab vs Mister Kebap” Case: How EU Courts Assess Likelihood of Confusion Between Trademarks In a 2017 decision, the EU General Court (GC) confirmed that the trademarks “Mr. Kebab” and “Mister Kebap” — …
Practical checklist of creative rights for Italian film directors: Article 44 LDA, moral rights, final cut, AI clause, full production framework.