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, 15 December 2011

Copyright reform - the UK Government consults

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It's all been surprisingly fast moving in the world of IP in the United Kingdom since Professor Ian Hargreaves published his review of I...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Music Law Updates Updated

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He is far too modest to mention it, so I'll tell you. Our colleague Ben Challis has re-launched his Music Law Updates with a brand new...
Friday, 9 December 2011

In the Land of Blood and ... Copyright

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Back in February this year, Croatian journalist James Braddock sued Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and Others before the U.S. District Co...
Thursday, 8 December 2011

Moral rights: a book review

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Moral Rights - Principles, Practice and New Technology, by Mira T. Sundara Rajan, is reviewed here by Iona Harding and Emily Sweetland.  Io...

"Que Sera Sera, We sue in the Pee-Cee-Cee"

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Hodgson and another v Isaac and another  [2011] EWPCC 037 is a fascinating little case which emerged from the Patents County Court, England ...
Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Painer: pain for the press?

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On 1 December the Court of Justice  delivered its 150-paragraph ruling in  Case C-145/10   Eva-Maria Painer v Standard VerlagsGmbH, Axel Spr...
Monday, 5 December 2011

Music and IP conference report: 4

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Opening the final session of "Music and Intellectual Property", Gwilym Harbottle (Hogarth Chambers) spoke about the attempts that ...

Music and IP conference report: 3

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Lunch over, but plenty  food for thought Lunch over, participants returned to face an enthusiastic Nick Kounoupias (DMH Stallard), who h...
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