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, 7 July 2009

Musical pirates: can the UK turn down the volume?

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Writing for Times Online yesterday ("Government changes tune on music piracy promise"), Media Editor Dan Sabbagh reports that the ...
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Monday, 6 July 2009

E-books – state of the nation

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The 1709 Blog is is pleased to offer readers the thoughts of Sam Ross , who has been considering the current state of play regarding e-books...
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Saturday, 4 July 2009

ASCAP faces US Court Challenge on Ringtone Licensing

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Watch this Space : ASCAP is in court with AT&T and Verizon, arguing over whether a ringtone of a copyright musical work is a public pe...

Lack of Interest in Downturn

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The UK Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) held its AGM in London recently. PRS (under which PRS for Music brand the MCPS sits) C...
Friday, 3 July 2009

Internet rights go on trial

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Laws against illegal file-sharing are taking shape simultaneously on global, European and national levels. Fundamental rights – in particula...

A big week for copyrights and piracy

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ARTICLE LINK A big week for copyrights and piracy Whilst the sale of The Pirate Bay website to a Swedish gaming software business might hav...

"Done it?"

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Hit-making producer Timbaland and Canadian/Portuguese pop star Nelly Furtado are facing a copyright infringement claim from a Finnish record...

Recent court decisions are good news for US content owners

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Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the single mother of four convicted of copyright infringement and currently liable for damages of $1.92 million, inten...
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