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, 9 February 2015

The CopyKat - The Grammy's Special

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Sam Smith Sam Smith, the big winner at the 57th Grammy Awards in the USA last night, has told CBS News that he had never even heard Tom...

Love is in the air, and so is EU copyright! Here's a new event for you on 11 March

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Oh my, what can it be?? Hopefully a ticket to attend an EU copyright event! With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, is there anythin...

Streaming, time-shifting and open data: some new articles in IJLIT

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The International Journal of Law and Information Technology ( IJLIT ), published by Oxford University Press, is one of those journals whi...
Thursday, 5 February 2015

U.S. Copyright Office Releases Comprehensive Music Licensing Study

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The xx by Bea Gibson (2013) A CopyKat pat on the back to our friend Amanda Harcourt (who knows a thing or two about music and copyright...

Mass digitisation of cultural heritage ... with Pamela Samuelson

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Via 1709 Blog's friend  Tanya Aplin  comes the news of an exciting event taking place at King's College London on 5 March 2015. ...
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The CopyKat - seasoned, sliced, stirred, baked, reduced, arranged - but that's no recipe for copyright success

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News reaches the Copykat that China's 2014 Sword Campaign has dealt with 440 cases: The annual Sword Campaign against online copyright...
Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Paparazzi’s Photographs Protectable by US Copyright

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I found out about this case reading this tweet from Nashville attorney Rick Sanders. Thank you Rick!   On January 26, 2015, the Souther...

"It had me in stitches ...": the UK IPO takes up knitting and sewing

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"Just how long have you been using my pattern without a licence?", demanded Alice News of "Copyright Notice: knitting and...
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