Deborah De Angelis

International Copyright Lawyer Creative Commons Italy Chapter Legal

Deborah De Angelis (http://www.ddastudiolegale.it/) is an attorney-at-law based in Rome, Italy. She is currently the representative and legal lead of the Italian Chapter in the Creative Commons Global Network since its constitution in 2018. Deborah is a legal expert in international copyright law, cultural heritage, entertainment law and new technologies. She also worked as a legal advisor on copyright law to the previous Italian Minister of Culture. Deborah carries out teaching and training activities, has organised numerous conferences and events in copyright and entertainment law, and authored several publications. Since 2004 she is a fellow of the NEXA Center for the Internet & Society. She is a member of the working group “Digital Cultural Heritage” ICOM ITALIA. Since 2008, she is president of the non-profit association A-DJ, which protects and promotes the professional category of DJs. Since July 2021, she is the regional delegate for Italy for the project on the right to research in the field of International copyright law of the PIJIP group of the American University, Washington College of Law and, from December 1st, 2022, she is territorial delegate for Italy in the KR21 (Knowledge rights 21) project on access to research, culture and knowledge. As of June 13, 2022, she was elected Councilor of ALAI, Italy for the term 2022-2025.

News posts

Title:: ROMA - Trinità de 'Monti
Creator:: Desconegut
Date:: 1900 - 1910
Institution:: Girona City Council
Country:: Spain
Copyright:: Public Domain

News Created: 12 July 2023 Deborah De Angelis Laura Sinigaglia

Is the Public Domain under threat in Italy?

A recent Decree adopted by the Italian Ministry of Culture sets minimum fees for the use of cultural heritage and its digital reproduction, even if in the public domain. Deborah De Angelis and Laura Sinigaglia from the Creative Commons Italy chapter tell you about the Decree and how it limits the circulation of Italian State-owned cultural heritage and restricts access to culture and knowledge.

Title:: Ships near the Coast during a Calm
Date:: c.1650 - c.1707
Institution:: Rijksmuseum
Country:: Netherlands
Copyright:: Public Domain

News Created: 10 March 2022 Deborah De Angelis

Copyright directive series - a closer look at Italy

Legal standards Copyright Cdsm-series

The Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive aims to harmonise certain aspects of EU Member States’ copyright legislation, and has important provisions for digital cultural heritage. Deborah De Angelis tells you more about the legislative changes in Italy as a result of the Directive transposition.