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, 14 November 2014

Performances protected by copyright ? Google gets a new hearing

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Google Inc. will head back to federal appeals court over the somewhat   controversial decision  that forced the Internet giant to take dow...
Thursday, 13 November 2014

Copyright: the Commission prepares for action

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Yesterday, the Digital Single Market team of the shiny new European Commission held their first high level meeting. The Vice-President o...
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US ousted by China in TPP replacement?

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, which many had said had "troubling" provisions pushed through by the United...

That new Spanish law: a tale of fragments, aggregators -- and money

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Last week the IPKat hosted this piece by Elena Molina and Sergio Miralles on the controversial new Spanish IP law.  Not to be outdone, the...
Wednesday, 12 November 2014

The CopyKat - a panorama of disharmony in European buildings?

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The Times reports that one of the world's 'most wanted hackers' has been arrested. And who is it? Well it's none other tha...
Sunday, 9 November 2014

More on US copyright and retransmissions

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The introduction of so-called geo-fencing technology has become the next technological development to call into question the meaning behin...

The IPO goes technical (protection measures)

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The IPO is clearly in a mood to give early Christmas gifts to its readers.  Snapping on the heels of the consultation on shortening the te...
Friday, 7 November 2014

Oister Oi! A small episode of infringement

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A few weeks ago this blogger's attention was caught by a piece of Danish litigation before the splendidly-named Maritime and Commercial ...
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