Thursday, 30 July 2009

‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ – copyright doesn’t fade over time

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The House of Lords has today reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision over Procol Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ ( Fisher v. Brooker , her...
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Tenenbaum filesharing trial opens in Boston

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It’s not being streamed live but the Joel Tenenbaum file sharing case in the USA is certainly making the headlines. Tenenbaum, the 25 year o...
Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Scottish judge refuses to bar architect's copyright infringement claim

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Eagle-eyed Scot-watchers will have noticed that rarest of events, the posting of a Scottish copyright decision on the Scottish Courts websit...
Monday, 27 July 2009

Peer-to-Peer: a new book

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Cometh the hour, cometh the book. Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and Secondary Liability in Copyright Law , edited by the distinguished academic...
Friday, 24 July 2009

Flotsam and jetsam

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Here’s some copyright news and flotsam and jetsam that has been washed up in the Internet’s surf this week: On Thursday South Korea brought...

Low Tolerance for P2P Larkin' About in Hull

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Perky, music news site CMU Daily today (24 July) highlights one UK telcoms provider that is simply disconnecting filesharers who access un...

When lawfully seized items can't be retained

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The 1709 Blog could easily have missed the ruling of Mr Justice Sharp in Scopelight Ltd and others v Chief Constable of Northumbria and the ...
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Thursday, 23 July 2009

Big brother in a bother? Orwell that ends well

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Thanks, Professor Hector MacQueen , for tipping the 1709 Blog off about the news that Amazon.com has promised to change its systems after it...