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.

Friday, 10 February 2012

Jersey Boys claim has limited appeal

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Rex Woodard was the co-author of a biography of Four Seasons member Thomas Gaetano DeVito, jointly created with the musician, and...
Thursday, 9 February 2012

Top Techno Tunes Takedown Trouble

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I don’t know that much about the world of electronic music but I was sent an interesting read about a chap in the USA called Modular Punk wh...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012

'How to Fix Copyright': seminar opens for registration

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The 1709 Blog has another seminar coming up, as previously announced, on Tuesday 3 April 2012 .  We have a speaker, a subject and a time (au...

How porn-friendly is copyright?

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Time to dress to remain in copyright paradise? An interesting   case  is currently pending before the San Francisco Division of the U...
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Hey Vevo - where's our royalties?

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Independent US music publisher Matt Pincus has highlighted the fact that whilst online video platform Vevo (owned by Universal, Sony and the...

Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries

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I reproduce this pity letter from the EFF (Electronic Frontiers Foundation) in full, making no apology or comment. Others may care to .........
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Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Doubts creep up in MegaUpload case

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With MegaUpload boss Kim "Dotcom" Schmitz having been refused bail for the second time, there is a never ending stream of comment...

Head in the Cloud, Nose in the Statute Book

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According to Digital Music News and Bloomberg , Capitol Record's US suit against online digital music re-sale site Redigi will be ham...
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