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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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107-108 of the Legislative Decree 42/2004 , Cultural Heritage Code “Codice dei Beni Culturali” (the public law on the regulation of cultural heritage) and, by analogy, art. In particular, under EU law the Italian public cultural property seems to be inconsistent with art. The Tribunale di Firenze applied the Italian law: art.

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The puzzled tie of copyright, cultural heritage and public domain in Italian law: is the Vitruvian Man taking on unbalanced proportions?

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which refer to a person’s rights to name and image. It also ordered the company to pay 1.500 euros for each day of delay in the execution of the judicial order, as well as the publication of the decision on a large scale. First, the claimants demand the application of articles 6, 7, and 10 of the Italian Civil Code (c.c.),

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No Injunction on the Film ‘Nyay: The Justice’: Is It Really Just?

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Among the many grounds was the court’s refusal to afford post mortem protection to personality rights of the actor. I shall specifically be dealing with the contention around publicity rights. The plaintiffs’ claim which demanded recognition of post mortem rights thereby did not find favour with the court.

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Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. However, in its final judgment the Court noted that the generalized principle of upholding the right to be forgotten would open floodgates and cause confusion. The position of the precedent set by the Supreme Court in Vidya Drolia and Ors.

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