June 20, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
You arrive at the hotel after a long journey. You hand over your ID to check in, and without a second thought, the receptionist scans or photocopies it. It’s a routine, almost automatic gesture. But from now on, this practice could cost establishments dearly—literally.
Read more →June 6, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
Taylor Swift and the power of owning your masters: a legal lesson for creators on rights, revenue, and strategic control of their music.
Read more →May 23, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
In the history of human creativity, few revolutions have been as fast and unsettling as the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. Just as the printing press, photography, or cinema once marked a before and after, today AI forces us to rethink the very foundations of authorship, originality, and, of course, intellectual property.
Read more →May 16, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
Imagine you’ve done everything right: you registered your business’s trademark, followed your lawyer’s advice to the letter, invested time and money in building a solid brand identity… and still, you discover that another company has registered a nearly identical trademark. How is this possible? Was there a mistake in the registration? Can you do anything about it?
Read more →May 12, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
SGAE versus Taylor Swift: Compare concert tariffs, when artists pay to perform their own songs, and outline key implications for creators.
Read more →May 5, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
Art in the age of machines: creative evolution from Gutenberg to AI and the legal safeguards every creator and company should know.
Read more →April 23, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
Every April 23rd, the streets of Catalonia fill with roses and books in a unique celebration that blends culture, history, and affection: it’s Sant Jordi’s Day, a centuries-old tradition that has also become World Book and Copyright Day, a dual commemoration promoted by UNESCO since 1995. But beyond the book stalls and author signings, there is a whole universe that revolves around the book, its dissemination, and its legal protection.
Read more →April 9, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
Bruce Springsteen’s 74 unreleased songs: what happens to copyrights after catalog sales and how estates and artists protect their rights.
Read more →April 3, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
You have a great idea—an invention that you believe could become a revolutionary product. You decide to register it on an online platform and start presenting it to different companies, hoping to commercialize it. However, after some time, you discover that one of these companies has started selling your product without prior notice or compensation. Can you make a claim? Have you lost all the effort and financial resources you invested forever? In today’s article, we explain everything you need to know to properly protect your inventions.
Read more →March 28, 2025 · Lucas Charnet
When talking about copyright in Spain, the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) is often the first entity that comes to mind. However, the landscape of collective rights management is much broader, encompassing a variety of organizations that protect creators across different sectors. From writers and visual artists to performers and producers, multiple entities ensure the remuneration and protection of their rights over the exploitation of their works.
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