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, 29 June 2016

The CopyKat

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Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users...

Two 'Talking Copyright' sessions at Brtish Black Music Month

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Talking Copyright Conference: From A Left & Global South Perspective   July 13, 6-8pm @ Houses Of Parliament .  www.bit.ly /REIMILaun...
Wednesday, 22 June 2016

CREATe Festival in London this week

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Our friends at   CREATe , the UK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy, wish to let 1709 Blog readers kno...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016

The CopyKat

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There is yet another copyright lawsuit against the appropriation artist Richard Prince, after Dennis Morris LLC, the London-based photogr...
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Friday, 10 June 2016

Does Axl's photograph claim carry any weight?

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Guns N Roses and now AC/DC frontman Axl Rose has filed six DCMA take down notices in what is seen as an attempt remove an unflattering pho...
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Bring fairness to music licensing - a politcian's view

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Jim Sensenbrenner ARTICLE LINK:  "Intellectual property rights are critical to our nation’s unsurpassed creativity and cultural dev...

Sheeran claim puts 'Blurred Lines' back in focus

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Two musicians based in California are suing Ed Sheeran for $20m (£13.8m) over alleged copyrigt infringement of one of tbeir songs in Shee...

Why Does the CJEU Always Have to Answer the Question?

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The recent judgment of the Fourth Chamber of the CJEU in the case of Egeda C-470/14 is a thoroughly bad decision. You can read more a...
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