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Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Law No. 142 of September 21, 2022), Italy

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Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: September 22, 2022 Entry into force: December 18, 1942 Promulgated: April 22, 1941 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Competition Notes This consolidated version of Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights takes into account amendments up to "Law No. 142 of September 21, 2022, on the Conversion into Law, with Amendments, of Decree-Law No. 115 of August 9, 2022, on Urgent Measures on Energy, Water Emergency, Social and Industrial Policies”, which entered into force on September 22, 2022. Article 20bis of the said amending Law No. 142 introduced amendments to Article 44 under Section III, Chapter IV, Title I of this consolidated version of Law No. 633 where the words "the artistic director and the translator" are replaced by the words "the artistic director".

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Italian Legge 22 aprile 1941, n. 633 sulla protezione del diritto d'autore e di altri diritti connessi al suo esercizio (aggiornata con le modifiche introdotte dal legge 21 settembre 2022, n. 142) PDF
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Legislative Decree No. 685 of November 16, 1994, Implementing the Council Directive 92/100/EEC of November 19, 1992, on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the Field of Intellectual Property (IT006)
Law No. 159 of May 22, 1993, Concerning Provisions on the Improper Reproduction of Books and Repealing the Levy on Well-known Books referred to in Articles 177, 178 and 179 and the Last Paragraph of Article 172 of Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941 (IT003)
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