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, 28 April 2011

Kiwi three strikes prompts cyber attack

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The New Zealand government's new 'three strikes' anti-piracy proposals, which have finally moved into law and are due to come in...
Sunday, 24 April 2011

CLA launches Multinational Licence

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Our friend and colleague Rebecca Dimaridis (Jeffrey Russell Green solicitors), who is making something of a name for herself in this area, w...
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011

DEA Judicial Review (largely) fails

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Hot off the press is the news that BT and TalkTalk's judicial review application has been rejected on the four main grounds. Apparently,...
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Thursday, 14 April 2011

AG advises ECJ ISPs can't be ordered to block file-sharing

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Advocate General M. Pedro Cruz Villalon gave his Opinion today in Affaire C‑70/10 Scarlet Extended SA v Société belge des auteurs composite...
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Copyright Term Directive: latest news

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70 years ago, Glenn Miller recorded String of Pearls and Chattanooga Choo-Choo In "A game plan against copyright extension", ...
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New logo

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We now have a new logo! The winning design, which appears both here and in our side bar, was submitted by David Brophy (FRKelly, Dublin), t...
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Monday, 11 April 2011

Just when you thought sound recordings had gone quiet ...

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The eventual duration of copyright  in sound recordings?  "Copyright term extension: Back from the grave" is the title of thi...
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Kookaburra still up the gum tree, but judge feels disquiet

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In February, in "The kookaburra wins down under", Ben posted this note on the Australian ruling that Men at Work copied Larrikin M...
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