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, 12 July 2016

The abyss that stared back: Vantablack’s copyright conundrum

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Vantablack A few months ago our friend Alberto Bellan at the IPKat  discussed  the very question whether it is possible to own a colou...
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Tuesday, 5 July 2016

The CopyKat

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U.S. Internet provider Windstream is asking a New York federal court to shield the company from broad piracy accusations. The ISP filed a...
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...
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