The 1709 Blog

In 1709 (or was it 1710?) the Statute of Anne created the first purpose-built copyright law. This blog, founded just 300 short and unextended years later, is dedicated to all things copyright, warts and all.

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Tuesday, 5 July 2016

The CopyKat

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U.S. Internet provider Windstream is asking a New York federal court to shield the company from broad piracy accusations. The ISP filed a...

Monday, 4 January 2016

Publish and Be Damned

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On two recent occasions I have been stunned by the ignorance of some BBC journalists about the law of copyright with regard to using ...

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Friday, 2 October 2015

New 'per minute' rates from MCPS for UK TV

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From distributions this month, the UK's mechanical rights collection society, the MCPS, will be updating the ‘per minute’ rates for ...

Thursday, 2 January 2014

Copyright Tribunal settles Welsh music dispute

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In January 2013, Welsh language music ceased to be played on BBC Radio Cymru when the BBC lost the right to use the music in a row with Eo...

Monday, 10 June 2013

BBC and EOS "widely divergent" on Welsh licence fee

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In British Broadcasting Corporation v EOS- Yr Asiantaeth Hawliau Darlledu Cyfyngedig CT121/1 (on which, see Ben's earlier post here ...

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Welsh music dispute heads to Tribunal

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Three weeks ago we reported that German song collection society GEMA was taking YouTube to the arbitration board of the German Patent and...

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