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, 18 January 2012

Jurisdiction in France over acts committed in Italy: Cour d'appel fights Cour de cassation

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For a variety of reaons (added burden of proof in having to show bad faith, turning over control of the case to a public prosecutor) crimina...
Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Copyright ban over Hitler's Mein Kampf

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As reported by   Der Spiegel , British publisher Alberta's Peter McGee wishes to sell excerpts   from Hitler's   Mein Kampf   in Ger...
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Its Ours and You Can't Play With It - Even If You Don't Want To!

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The US IIPA has demanded that the US Congress exclude Canada from the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations until such time as Canada resp...

Happy Birthday InfoSoc Directive

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At the European Parliament in Brussels last Friday, Marielle Gallo , CRIDS and IVIR hosted a birthday celebration to mark ten years sinc...
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Murdoch v Obama, Google v Murdoch

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Further updates on the ongoing debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act ( SOPA ), after the Obama administration responded on Saturday to the ...
Monday, 16 January 2012

The USA's SOPA- hot off the press - can it be true?

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If the examiner.com is to be believed, US Congressman Eric Cantor (Republican) has announced he will stop all action on SOPA. More news o...
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It's just a game of keepy uppy

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The music, film and television industries’ recent successes in fighting illegal file sharing by promoting both legislative change and winnin...

Hungary like the wolf

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Under Hungary's presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2011, the European Commission successfully introduced the extensio...
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