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.

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Ref’s Net penalty decider

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This week the recently retired Lord Justice Jacob referred an important question to the ECJ in Football Dataco v Sportradar [2011] EWCA Ci...

Much Ado About Kindergarten

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I have been following for some time now - and with growing bemusement - a heated debate in Germany over the use of sheet music in nursery s...
Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Bits and pieces

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Further to John's post yesterday ("Liability in Italy -- Yahoo! held responsible", here ), the text of the decision is now ava...
Monday, 28 March 2011

Where it hurts most – right in the copyright bundle

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Last week the New York Court of Appeals gave an intriguing answer to a jurisdictional question from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Th...
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Kazakhstan takes Steppes to prevent MS misappropriation

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Kazakh Steppe (small extract) News travels fast from the US and other hi-tech instant message jurisdictions, but it reaches the 1709 Blog...

Liability in Italy - Yahoo! held responsible

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We are grateful to one of our Italian friends for sharing with us the following information about a surprising decision of the Italian cou...
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Thursday, 24 March 2011

"Absurd" Limewire Damages Rejected

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Following on Ben’s post earlier about the closure of Limewire and its effect on illegal filesharing, a note about the damages ruling rece...
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Google Book Settlement hits brick wall

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On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Chin rejected the Google Book Settlement. Is this the end of the road for the Settlement or merely another incon...
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