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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)     

 

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Legislation Implements (2 text(s)) Implements (2 text(s))

• Decree No. 244 of the President of the Council of Ministers of January 3, 1994, approving the Regulation on the Special Public Register for Computer Programs (IT004)
• Implementation Regulation of Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights (as approved by Royal Decree No. 1369 of May 18, 1942, and amended by Law No. 159 of May 22, 1993) (IT080)

Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))

• Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Decree-law No. 64 of April 30, 2010) (IT175)
• Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Law No. 2 of January 9, 2008) (IT158)
• Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, for the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 154 of May 26, 1997) (IT099)
• Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 685 of November 16, 1994) (IT001)

Is amended by (10 text(s)) Is amended by (10 text(s))

• 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 (IT233)
• Law No. 52 of February 6, 1996, Laying Down Provisions for the Fulfillment of Obligations deriving from Italy's Membership of the European Communities (Community Law 1994, as amended up to Law No. 234 of December 24, 2012) (IT183)
• Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001, Implementing the Directive No. 98/71/EC on the Legal Protection of Designs (repealed by Legislative Decree No. 30 of February 10, 2005) (IT234)
• Law No. 248 of August 18, 2000, on New Rules for the Protection of Copyright (IT110)
• Legislative Decree No. 154 of May 26, 1997, on the Implementation of the Directive No. 93/98/EC of Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights (IT103)
• Legislative Decree No. 204 of March 15, 1996, on Amendments and Additions to Legislative Decree No. 685 of 16 November, 1994, Concerning Right of Lease and other Copyright-Related Rights (IT026)
• Legislative Decree No. 205 of March 15, 1996, on Amendments to Legislative Decree No. 518 of December 29, 1992, concerning the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (IT027)
• 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)
• Legislative Decree No. 518 of December 29, 1992, Implementing the Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991, on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (IT005)

Is implemented by (5 text(s)) Is implemented by (5 text(s))

• Resolution No. 95/24/CONS of April 17, 2024 (IT238)
• Resolution No. 396/17/CONS of October 19, 2017 (IT237)
• Regulation on the Protection of Copyright on Electronic Communications Networks and Procedures for the Implementation thereof pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 70 of April 9, 2003 (approved by Resolution No. 680/13/CONS of December 12, 2013) (IT208)
• Statute of the Italian Society of Authors & Publishers (SIAE) (approved by Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of November 9, 2012) (IT206)
• Regulation for the Application of Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights (as approved by Royal Decree No. 1369 of May 18, 1942, and amended up to Decree No. 275 of the President of the Republic of December 29, 2007) (IT176)