@info@seindal@venice@histodons not based on an actual statute, but the first incident of copyright being challenged was against St Columba in the sixth century. He had taken a manuscript copy of the Bible and made his own copy, and the owner of the Bible said he had no right to take a copy.
The judge opined that as the calf is to the cow so the copy is to the original.
Saint Columba disagreed, then lost a battle and escaped to the island of Iona where he is credited with founding a monastery
The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio
The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio from 1829 is the essential dictionary of the late Venetian language for anybody trying to read old Venetian texts.
@info@seindal@venice@histodons many cities are embarking on licences and controls for short term tourist rentals for precisely that reason. I hope Venice is doing the same, and that they are successful in reducing the total number of houses available for tourists.
@info A while ago I wrote about the Insta-famous blue door in Venice, and this is where I found the first clues.
The "Curiosità Veneziane" by Giuseppe Tassini is a treasure trove of information about Venice before the 1900s. The first editions, from 1863 and 1872, are digitised and online.
The Italian is a bit archaic but perfectly understandable.