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Alfredo Esposito
Italian lawyer (avvocato) based in Naples, Italy. Founder of Alfredo Esposito International Law Firm, an English-speaking law firm for expats, businesses and investors in Italy, and of Difesa d'Autore, a law firm focused on copyright, IP and digital law. Speaker and author on AI and digital rights. Fluent in Italian, English and Spanish.
The Evolution of Hybrid Copyright: A Legal Analysis of AI-Generated Works
In March 2023 I examined how the U.S. Copyright Office was developing a novel “hybrid copyright” doctrine through its groundbreaking decision in the Zarya of the Dawn case. Nowadays, with the 2025 report’s publication, we can observe how this doctrinal…
Digital Nomad Visa Italy 2025
Complete 2025 Guide to Requirements and Application Process
Korea’s Global Impact: From Entertainment to AI Governance
Today, December 26, marks a fascinating convergence of Korea’s global influence across entertainment and technology policy. As millions worldwide (me too…) dive into Squid Game 2’s gripping exploration of survival and inequality, Korea quietly achieved another milestone: passing the AI…
Spain proposes bold new law on AI: What you need to know
Spain is breaking new ground with its proposed Royal Decree (Proyecto de Real Decreto) on Extended Collective Licensing (ECL), aimed at regulating the use of copyright-protected works in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Published for public consultation on…
The High-Stakes Legal Battle Over AI Revenue
Legal disputes over training artificial intelligence models have grown more complex, incorporating strategic and procedural considerations. These issues touch on corporate applications of generative models as well as efforts to create a sustainable and consistent usage framework, ultimately promoting balance…
Microsoft, Generative AI and Copyright
I recently spoke at the We Make Future, having the chance to set a great discussion on a legal tech stage during a panel provocatively titled ‘AI Generative and Content Creation: The End of Copyright.’ Well, it wasn’t a provocative…
Impact of Digital Replicas in Hollywood’s Movie Industry
The entry into force of the agreement between SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) signifies a crucial evolution in the contractual dynamics of global audiovisual production.…
Scarlett Johansson want to copyright her voice
In the digital era where artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly evolving, the lines between human and machine are becoming increasingly blurred. This phenomenon was brought into stark relief recently when Scarlett Johansson found herself at the center of…
The legal battle over Generative AI: Fair Use and Data Mining at odds
The question dominating the legal world for months is: Is the data training of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) models legal or not? This issue has sharply divided opinion in both technological and legal spheres. On one side, Fair Use advocates…
