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.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

It may be another MediaCAT: can you help?

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It seems that the notorious MediaCAT-type copyright infringement action (on which see earlier 1709 Blog posts here and here ) may not yet be...
Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Copyright term extension: here's the new Directive

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Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protec...
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Sunday, 9 October 2011

Conversations on Copyright to start by revisiting transformative use

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Conversations on Copyright: an early use of "transformative use" as a chat-up line ... Here's a bit of excitement heading ...
Saturday, 8 October 2011

BT and Talk Talk win right to appeal DEA judgment

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The BBC reports that British Telecom and Talk Talk have been given permission to appeal against the High Court's judgment against them o...
Thursday, 6 October 2011

A conference -- and a book

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"It's all good fun", said Maud, "but what the Glastonbury Festival really needs is something a bit more, well, muddy...
Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Supreme Court confirms that a download is NOT a performance

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The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal against an appellate court’s ruling that a traditional Internet download of sound recording does not...

ECJ upholds AG opinion; no copyright in football matches?

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The ECJ judgment in QC Leisure is just in. You can read it in full here. Press release pasted in full below - comment to follow. "A ...
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Monday, 3 October 2011

Canada's Bill and the hacking of digital locks

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On Saturday this weblog posted a short note, "Canada moves to modernise its copyright law". Canadian IP/IT lawyer and blogger Barr...
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