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.

Monday, 11 August 2014

The CopyKat goes ape

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In its submission to the US Department Of Justice's review of collective licensing in America, music collecting society BMI has said t...
Friday, 8 August 2014

Brad bites back at plagiarism claims

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American Country star Brad Paisley has penned a witty ditty called ' High Life '  looking at a family of freeloaders' mission ...
Thursday, 7 August 2014

The Copykat: Artists cry foul, the 'Sherlock Holmes' case has a legal bite in its tail - and is Disney skating on thin Ice?

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Ahol Sniffs Glue’s original mural in Miami. Artnet tells us that Miami street artist Ahol Sniffs Glue (real name David Anasagasti) has ...
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Friday, 1 August 2014

The CopyKat - kanga, manga, panda, anger and propaganda

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The Drum tells us that the much hunted but still active Pirate Bay has extended itself to mobile phones, with an app that lets smartphone u...
Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Beijing signs up for ... Beijing

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This blogger was pleased to see, by Beijing Notification No. 5 : Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, that the People’s Republic of C...
Friday, 25 July 2014

The CopyKat - the pain in Spain means no blocking - again

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A  court in Spain has overturned a previous ruling that had led to the blocking for a number of file-sharing sites. Back in May this year th...
Thursday, 24 July 2014

Getting to grips with reality: when copyright claims grow out of proportion

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Victor Lilley v Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and Metal Bulletin plc; Victor Lilley v Chartered Institute of Management Accountants...
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How much do European scriptwriters earn?

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Last week on the 1709 Blog we reported that the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) in the United Kingdom had commissione...
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