This paper expands on whether copyright protection may be available for certain new and non-conventional works as diverse as graffiti, sports movements, dj-sets, culinary presentations, jokes, magic tricks, works created by artificial intelligence and engineered DNA. The potential expansion of...

The production of digital content is a phenomenon which has completely changed the conditions of access to knowledge. Within this framework it becomes even more important to find and to formulate a new settlement for intellectual property rights balancing contrasted rights. Owners of the old...

This article aims at analyzing to what extent UK copyright law is capable of regulating various forms of art placed in the streets. “Graffiti” and “street art” are the main terms used to define these artistic movements.Particular attention is paid to whether the law is able to...

Culinary creations involve various elements - the recipe per se, the expression of the recipe in textual or other form, the process of preparing the dish, and the presentation, or ‘plating,’ of the dish. Accordingly, a distinction is to be made between rights applicable to food presentation...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the subject of a great deal of academic interest in recent times; it has captured the attention of copyright lawyers fascinated by the thought of machines creating works of art, music and literature. There is no doubt that, as has often happened in the past...

The author first highlights the rationale of copyright collective licensing as well as the different types of collective licences (i.e. blanket, transactional, extended, multi-repertoire). He then analyses (i) the case law from the European Court of Justice regarding the relationship between...

IntroductionEnrico Bonadio, Caterina Sganga 1. NFTs 101: Non-Fungible Tokens and the blockchain may not be what you thinkEduardo Alonso, Esther Mondragón 2. NFTs and Copyright: Setting the SceneCaterina Sganga, Enrico Bonadio, Magali Contardi, Marie Clopterop 3. Non-fungible Tokens and...