The course aims to provide a general overview of arts and entertainment legislation, as a branch of law that governs the organization, production, dissemination, and protection of artistic, cultural, and entertainment activities, encompassing a variety of sector-specific, national, and European regulations. Particular emphasis will be placed on the dynamic relationship between the evolution of copyright and related rights and technological development, also through the analysis of various stages of innovation. The course will also examine the specific protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, with particular reference to the Cultural Heritage Code, including a focus on street art. Finally, through an interactive approach, the course seeks to foster legal reasoning and the practical application of relevant principles, as well as to encourage critical reflection on the impact of arts and entertainment law in today’s media society.

Knowledge and understanding: the student will have acquired basic knowledge regarding national and European copyright law also in a comparative perspective. At the end of the course, the student will have learned the fundamental principles and institutions of copyright law, arts and entertainment, as well as the evolution of the institutions and legal thought in this area. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student will be able to apply the principles of copyright law, arts and entertainment to concrete situations that are recurrent in analogic as well as digital reality, a domain in which contemporary law is subject to continuous transformation. Autonomy of judgment: the student will develop a critical awareness as to formulate independent judgments on legal problems and on the identification of the methodological tools useful for the collection, interpretation and application of regulatory sources. The student will be able to apply principles and tools in an independent and original way, also from a comparative perspective. Communication skills: the student will acquire the ability to communicate by adopting a technical language. A fluent legal lexicon, and a high terminological precision, are in fact essential to an appropriate argument. Learning skills: the student will be able to independently conduct his research in the field of copyright by putting into practice the principles learned during the lessons and during the exercises carried out collectively in the classroom and individually at home, through the drafting of the final paper. The student acquires in particular the ability to identify and interpret regulatory, doctrinal and jurisprudential updates.

General Outline of Arts and Entertainment Legislation. Copyright Law, Protection of Cultural Heritage.

For a successful examination, reference must be made to the teaching materials pointed out during the lessons and in particular to the Lecture notes prepared by the professor. In particular, a handout with the provisional title ‘Art and Entertainment Law in the Age of Reproducibility’ will be made available prior to the course. For the preparation of the term papers, the use of the following texts is suggested: Recommended reading: • L’ordinamento della cultura, by Michele Ainis and Mario Fiorillo, Giappichelli, Turin, 4th ed., 2022, ISBN 9788828841661.

Frontal teaching/case studies/interactive discussions/practical exercises (both individual and group works). Seminars with experts and key figures. Students’ participation during lectures is strongly encouraged and will be considered in the final assessment.

Oral examination. In order to attend the oral examination, each student must write and transmit (via email, the Sunday before the date of the exam) a short research paper on a topic of his / her choice in the field of copyright. The final oral exam consists of two parts: In the first part, students will be asked to present their research paper. In the second part, the students will be assessed based on their knowledge of the program. The students will be assessed also on class participation.

On merit