Italy Launches its First Space Economy Law. An Initial Step Towards a Regulated and Competitive Space Sector
On 11th June 2025, the Italian Parliament approved a long‑awaited law governing authorization, supervision, liability, and promotion of space activities conducted within Italian territory or abroad by Italian operators (Law n. 89 of 13th June 2025, the “Space Law”). The Space Law marks a first step in regulating key aspects of space activities in the […]
Thaler v. Perlmutter: The Latest in a Series of Copyright Denials for AI Art
On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rendered its awaited decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter case, definitively rejecting Stephen Thaler’s attempt to register copyright for the AI-generated artwork ‘A Recent Entrance to Paradise’. The ruling, closely aligned with the approach shown by U.S. Courts in numerous […]
The digital author – An AI artist challenges the USCO’s decision that an ‘AI-assisted’ artwork is not eligible for copyright protection
On September 26th, 2024, AI artist Jason Allen filed an appeal at the U.S. District Court of Colorado requesting the reversal of a US Copyright Office (‘USCO’) decision to deny copyright protection for his artwork ‘Théâtre d’Opéra Spatial’. Mr. Allen’s first attempt to secure copyright protection for his work dates back to September 2022, when […]
