Tradition, entertainment, technology and traditional knowledge
Copyright, together with related rights and sui generis rights, is now the most widely applicable form of protection: it covers traditional intellectual works — visual arts, audiovisual works, publishing, music, etc. — and those of the new generation, such as software, video games and databases, whilst related disciplines govern sectors such as cultural heritage and traditional knowledge.
The means of utilisation have grown in parallel, now extending as far as the available technology allows, as has the range of stakeholders involved, from consumers to cultural enterprises, from service providers to online platforms and suppliers of artificial intelligence systems.
LGV Avvocati assists authors, publishers, producers, technology companies and digital platforms in protecting and promoting intellectual property, combining professional and academic expertise gained over more than thirty years of practice in copyright and communications law.
We handle contracts for acquisition, licensing, exploitation and outsourcing relating to software, databases, music and video games. In the open-source sector, we assist clients in acquiring works developed by communities and in managing production architectures that combine open-source and proprietary solutions.
We also provide assistance in disputes concerning cutting-edge issues — liability of digital platforms, online piracy, unlawful IPTV, and the implementation of obligations regarding transparency and appropriate and proportionate remuneration for authors and artists — within the framework of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the Digital Single Market, Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) and AGCOM regulations on the protection of copyright online, including procedures for content removal and combating the unauthorised distribution of protected works.
The founding partners’ experience, including their academic background in teaching copyright law and advertising law, enables them to tackle the most complex issues, including those concerning the ownership of works created with the aid of automated systems and relations with collective management organisations.