With order no. 12956 of 14 May 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled in a complex case concerning copyright and the digital exploitation of musical works, rejecting the appeal filed by Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.r.l. against Lucio Battisti's heirs and their companies Edizioni Musicali Acqua Azzurra S.r.l. and Aquilone S.r.l.

The Court of Milan stated that so-called ‘simple’ (non-creative) photographs available and accessible on the internet, except in cases of bad faith, can be used freely and without authorisation by the people who found them, if they lack the indications prescribed by Article 90 of the Italian Copyright Law (no. 633/1941, ICL).

On 23 April 2024, the government approved a draft law to introduce provisions on artificial intelligence (AI). The draft law emphasises that the lifecycle of AI systems and models must respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals enshrined in Italian and European law.