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Michelangelo’s David and cultural heritage images. The Italian pseudo-intellectual property and the end of public domain

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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. They merge and overlap pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests, such as public law (Legislative Decree 42/2004) and private law (Civil Code).

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

Case Study 2- Cristiano Ronaldo (6) In mid-June of 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo sells his image rights to Peter Lim, who is the owner of Mint Media Company and opposing La Liga club Valencia. ii] 2003 VIIAD Delhi 405, 2003 (26) PTC 245 Del, 2004 (1) RAJ 10 [iii] The Trademarks Act, 1999. [iv] iv] The Copyrights Act, 1957. [v]

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The Court of Florence finds against Condé Nast for use of the image of the David by Michelangelo, recognizing image rights to the work of art

LexBlog IP

42 of 22 January 2004, hereinafter “Cultural Heritage Code”), which under Article 106 et seq. 42 of 22 January 2004, hereinafter “Cultural Heritage Code”), which under Article 106 et seq.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

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Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.