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.

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Some Thoughts on TF1-DailyMotion Ruling from Paris Court of Appeals

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This is a follow-up to my previous post on the TF1/DailyMotion ruling from the recent Paris Court of Appeals ( see here). Perhaps the most...
Friday, 19 December 2014

When is the UK public targeted by an infringing website?

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Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot A few weeks ago I posted a  note  on IPKat on the recent decision of Birss J in  Omnibill , a saucy case conc...
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Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Is Every Orc an Author? On Rehearing, Judges Challenge 5-Second Copyright in Garcia v. Google

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This article comes from the EFF website and is written by CORYNNE MCSHERRY A panel of eleven Ninth Circuit federal judges heard oral ar...
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Monday, 15 December 2014

The CopyKat - last Christmas you ......

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As Eleonora reports over on theIPKat , Google has announced that it will be permanently shutting down the Spanish version of Google News, ef...
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Thursday, 11 December 2014

Swedish raid knocks The Pirate Bay offline

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Swedish police have seized servers, computers and other equipment used by The Pirate Bay, effectively (for the time being) taking the cont...
Wednesday, 10 December 2014

The CopyKat - can Batman land a knockout punch for actors in copyright spat?

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Those pesky Turtles It seems SiriusXM has decided to rely on the 1940 case of   RCA v Whiteman et al  to persuade  U.S. District Judge...
Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Uruguay signs up for Marrakesh Treaty

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According to Marrakesh Notification No. 4 : Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually I...
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Monday, 8 December 2014

IP, gender ... and copyright term

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"WIPO Seminar Discusses Intellectual Property And Gender" is the title of a recent post on Intellectual Property Watch which re...
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