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, 19 March 2014

The IFPI Digital Music Report 2014 shows a changing landscape for the recorded music sector

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The IFPI have published their downloadable  Digital Music Report 2014  - which shows that music fans’ growing appetite for subscription and ...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Costly copyright litigation? Blame the litigants

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Football Association Premier League Ltd v Berry  is a Chancery Division, England and Wales, decision last week from Richard Spearman QC (s...
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Art forgery: the original and the authentic

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Van Meegheren: original, authentic, fake? One of the most interesting art exhibitions of the year is also one of the strangest: a show e...
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Sunday, 16 March 2014

Creating, infringing, sharing and helping yourself: two tempting events

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The Copyright Clearance Center’s OnCopyright 2014 takes place on 2 April, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm on the 40th floor of the NY Academy of Science...
Friday, 14 March 2014

Updates in the 'Innocence of the Muslims' copyright saga

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We had already reported how Cindy Lee Garcia had persuaded a split panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that she had rights to he...
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ISPs and content owners square up in Oz iiNet battle

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ZDNet carries a very readable review of some pithy comments made by Music Rights Australia's General Manager Vanessa Hutley, who was s...
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Thursday, 13 March 2014

The CopyKat - The Bat is back

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The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the Batmobile will roll into a federal appeals court  this summer - with James Bond, Godzilla and Fr...

Copyrightuser.org: a big resource for little folk

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The textual account of copyright is complemented by graphics that reflect the topic covered: this is "Criticism and Review" ... ...
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