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, 1 March 2016

PRS Launches New Anti-Piracy System ‘MAPS’

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PRS for Music has announced the launch of its new anti-piracy take-down tool ‘MAPS’. The newly developed system will "revolutionise...
Friday, 26 February 2016

The CopyKat

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TOO LATE! During a review of the “legally verified” version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Jeremy Malcom, the Senior Global Poli...
Thursday, 18 February 2016

News from Scotland

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A Glasgow bar has become the first in Scotland to be hit with a court penalty for showing English Premiership football matches via the una...

French National Assembly Considering Bill to Modify Private Copy Levy Regime

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Last week, we looked at some of the legislative developments currently wending their way through the French Senate. France's other le...
Tuesday, 16 February 2016

The CopyKat - topical treats from the world of copyright

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Music publisher Warner/Chappell has filed papers indicating the settlement terms in the 'Happy Birthday' case - and has agreed t...
Monday, 15 February 2016

Recent Legislative Developments in France

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                                                            While the French Senate continues to debate whether (and to what ...

Is the Future of Copyright only going in One Direction?

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The website Petapixel and the Daily Mail have reported on a spat between a Belgian photographer named Ezequiel Scagnetti a...
Sunday, 14 February 2016

Love performers' rights + early career lawyer/researcher? Here's some fun and a competition for you

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A couple of months ago this blog reported that the new (5th) edition of Performers' Rights by The Hon Mr Justice Arnold has  finally ...
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