At a glance
- Peer-reviewed articles in Entertainment Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell) on AI and copyright, film colourisation and film classification.
- Recent articles with Donato Di Pelino on AI clauses, the Italian tax credit and the Italy–Korea co-production agreement.
- Two books on copyright for creators, interviews, podcasts and teaching at film and business schools.
We write about the questions our clients ask us: co-productions, AI, moral rights, music and the use of existing works. Publications in Italian are marked as such.
Peer-reviewed articles
- C. Roggero, D. Di Pelino, “In the age of artificial intelligence, Italy chooses the human element: the rewriting of Article 1 of its Copyright Act”, Entertainment Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), (2026) 37 Ent. L.R., issue 8, pp. 219–224.
- C. Roggero, “Colourisation and the right to preserve the integrity of a film: a comparative study between civil and common law”, Entertainment Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), vol. 22, issue 1, 2011. Read our summary.
- C. Roggero, “How audience’s perception of sexual violence in films can influence BBFC’s valuation and vice versa: a comparative study between Straw Dogs and Irreversible”, Entertainment Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), vol. 22, issue 2, 2011.
Articles
- C. Roggero, D. Di Pelino, “Italia-Corea: il master non è l’opera”, MediaLaws, 19 October 2026 (in Italian). On Article 9 of the new Italy–Korea film co-production agreement, which separates co-ownership of the master from the intellectual property in the film, and on what a co-production contract must now cover, from territories and platforms to AI training.
- C. Roggero, D. Di Pelino, “Intelligenza artificiale nel cinema: le regole dal progetto al pitch”, Altalex, 2026 (in Italian). What Law 132/2025, Ministry of Culture funding and the tax credit now require of screenwriters, producers and performers who use AI.
- C. Roggero, D. Di Pelino, “Intelligenza artificiale nei contratti dell’entertainment: le clausole obbligatorie dopo la legge 132/2025”, Diritto.it (Maggioli Editore), 17 September 2026 (in Italian). Chain of title, SIAE deposits, the tax credit, the image and voice of talent, opt-out from AI training.
- C. Roggero, “Il copyright in USA: quando Topolino diventa legislatore”, Altalex, 2017 (in Italian).
- “Storto d’autore”, a column on legal cases told through films, Cinefacts (in Italian).
Books
- Il Dandi. Istruzioni di diritto d’autore per creativi, 2019, ISBN 978-1071386187 (in Italian). Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.
- Il Copyright su YouTube: come funziona, 2019 (in Italian). On Amazon.
Interviews and podcasts
- From a digital platform to a law firm: the DANDI story on Altalex, 2019 (in Italian).
- YouTube, video copyright and uploaders’ liability: interview on Ehiweb, 2019 (in Italian).
- Protecting content distributed online: interview on Ehiweb, 2017 (in Italian).
- Podcast: copyright in translations, summaries and quotations, on Spreaker (in Italian).
- Podcast: how copyright works on the web and on YouTube, on Spreaker (in Italian).
Talks and teaching
- Panel on AI in film, Barefoot Industry Days, Lago Film Fest 2026.
- Teaching at the Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti, Milan, including the workshop “AI and rights in film: from project to pitch”, and at the Il Sole 24 Ore Business School.
Author profiles
- ORCID: 0009-0009-0584-2841
- Altalex (Wolters Kluwer) · Diritto.it (Maggioli) · Lexology
Speaking and writing
We are happy to speak at markets, festivals and schools, and to write for industry and legal publications on Italian entertainment law, co-productions and AI.
