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, 16 August 2012

More on file sharing - German ISPs must disclose file sharer details

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Germany's Federal Court of Justice, the Bundesgerichtshof, has recently held that internet service providers (ISPs) must disclose the na...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012

“A very British miscarriage of justice" ?

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Torrent freak reports that Anton Vickerman, the owner of TV streaming links site SurfTheChannel, has been sentenced to four years custody ...
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Copyright law and alcohol prohibition

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Today this blogger's attention was caught by a Surprisingly Free podcast in which Donald P. Harris, associate professor of law at Templ...
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Another question: collecting societies and payment thresholds

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This blogger is just starting to get a few emails trickling in by way of response to yesterday's request for recommended reading materia...
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Monday, 13 August 2012

Copyright protection and algorithms

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This blogger has been asked if he can recommend any good -- and ideally recent -- articles on copyright protection of algorithms. Although...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012

Google "demotes" repeat offenders

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Google has taken a significant step against online piracy after saying it would alter its search algorithms to favour websites that offered ...
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Friday, 10 August 2012

Social media as a tool for litigators: Facebook used to blow Flo Rida's whistle

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© Eva Rinaldi In October 2011 Flo Rida failed to turn up to headline at the Fat As Butter Festival in Newcastle, New South Wales, Austra...
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012

The idea/expression dichotomy in the virtual world

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Last Friday, Electronic Arts (EA) sued Zynga in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Zynga's new...
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