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, 17 April 2013

China prioritises IP enforcement and administration

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The China Daily reports that “Piracy has long been staining the reputation of China on intellectual property rights protection. However,...
Monday, 15 April 2013

Canadian collecting society wages war on fair dealing

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Last year, further to the Canadian Supreme Court's clarification on the application of fair dealing to research and private study (see...
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Friday, 12 April 2013

Breaking news: CISAC, others, gain partial cancellation of Commission decision

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The General Court (Sixth Chamber) of the European Union has just given its keenly-awaited judgment in Case T‑442/08 International Confede...
Thursday, 11 April 2013

iCopyright: what do you know?

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This blogger received today an email introducing him to iCopyright, the website for which you can check out for yourself here .  Having no...
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Filmhub: Richard O'Dwyer's new venture

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Richard O'Dwyer has been in the news quite a bit over the last few years. He was arrested on criminal copyright charges after starting T...

Copyright and Parasitism in the French Art World

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                                                                  Who are you calling a copycat? The Paris Court of Appeal has recently...
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Copyright in tricks - Could it be Magic?

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" Magicians have stolen each other's secrets for as long as the art of magic has existed. But the interconnectivity of today...

Italian Communication Authority announces draft online copyright regulation by end of summer

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Italian copyright fans will remember that previous commissioners of AGCOM  (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni - Italian Commun...
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