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.

Saturday, 26 March 2016

The CopyKat

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The animal right organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed an appeal against a lower court's decision...
Wednesday, 23 March 2016

More Consultations

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Just in case we didn't think that there had been enough copyright consultations, along come another two today, one from Brussels and ...
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Movie Producers Score Significant Win in French Court

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Monday, 21 March 2016

WE COME IN PEACE - PHASERS TO KILL

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Our very own star ship : NCC 1709 USS Lexington  At the beginning of this month Marie-Andree reported that Paramount Pictures and CBS St...
Wednesday, 9 March 2016

The CopyKat

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The YouTube channel of the state-run Vietnam Television (VTV) has been suspended with the national broadcaster later admitting that the t...

IFPI and Sound Exchange make ISRC Codes publicly accessible for the first time

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The international trade body for the recording industry, IFPI, has partnered with the world’s biggest digital Collective Management Org...
Monday, 7 March 2016

Live music sector put CMO 'kickbacks' into the spotlight

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John Webster with Anthony Addis and Paul Crockford They may not want to be in the spotlight, and the until recently practices of 'di...
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Saturday, 5 March 2016

Plus Ça Change… Prince, Rastafarians, and Fair Use

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You may remember that Richard Prince, the Gagosian Gallery, and Larry Gagosian have been sued by photographer Donald Graham for copyrig...
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