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.

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Copyright Exceptions event tomorrow night

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AIPPI UK has an event tomorrow evening with the fantastic title of "Copyright exceptions: Small Islands in the (c) of Rights"...
Thursday, 19 May 2016

The CopyKat

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Pirate Party MEP Julia Reda has got herself into a bit of a pickle after a tweet on World Intellectual Property Day saying that she was “t...
Monday, 9 May 2016

Copyright Education and Awareness Symposium

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One of the symposium panellists  From 1709 Blog friend Nic Fearon-Low (UK Intellectual Property Office) comes the news of a forthcomi...
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

The CopyKat

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Maurice Ravel in 1925 There were a myriad of reports that almost 90 years after it was first performed in Paris, the copyright in Mauric...
Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Universal and Capitol fly high with copyright win

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Universal Music and Capitol Records have obtained summary judgment against IFP and parent company Global Eagle, an in flight music licensi...
Monday, 2 May 2016

q bljeghbe'chugh vaj blHej (our first headline in Klingon)

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The lawsuit between Paramount Pictures, CBS studios and the producers of the crowdfunded Star Trek spin-off "Prelude to Axanar" ...
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Thursday, 28 April 2016

The CopyKat.

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The decade-long legal fight over Google’s effort to create a digital library of millions of books is finally over ... the Supreme Court ha...
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Friday, 22 April 2016

Richard Hooper to stand down as Chairman of the Copyright Hub

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The 1709 Blog has just learned that Richard Hooper, currently the Chairman of the  Copyright Hub , has decided to leave his position. ...
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