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.

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

US Moves to Leave "Axis of Evil" poses PPL a problem

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Slightly after the event, it is admitted, but the February introduction of a Performances Rights Act in the US Senate may, if the Act is pas...
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Monday, 1 June 2009

Copyright War -- and it's free

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There's a free online webcast summit coming up next week on “Copyright War”, on Tuesday 9 June. The summit, hosted by BrightTALK ™, prom...

Latest EIPR

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The June 2009 issue of Sweet & Maxwell's monthly European Intellectual Property Review ( EIPR ) leads with an opinion by New Zealan...
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Sunday, 31 May 2009

Cablevision – is that it?

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On Friday the Obama administration declared its stance on the following copyright question: if you press your TV’s remote to record a progra...
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Thursday, 28 May 2009

On-demand streaming royalties and ad-supported content

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As has been widely reported, PRS for Music (the collective formerly known as the PRS/MCPS Alliance) has announced (via this press release ) ...
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

EU questions GBS

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EU countries want the European Commission to investigate the economic implications of Google’s book search project amid fears that it will h...

Facebook v Power.com: the party-pooper, the gatecrashers and us

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Power.com aims to bring your social-networking sites together on to one screen - but not everyone wants to join in (spot the difference, ri...
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Copyright Future: Copyright Freedom

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Today and tomorrow Australians are debating the future of copyright. The Copyright Future: Copyright Freedom conference was opened by Attor...
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