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, 14 September 2016

Wish to discuss the future of EU copyright? Here are two events for you

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Brussels mood As just reported on the IPKat, further to the proposal for a regulation on cross-border portability of online content s...

Wikimedia, EDRI, and others call for EU Copyright Package to uphold DSM fundamental principles

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This from Alberto Bellan writing on the IPKat Wikimedia, EDRI, Application Developers Alliance, along with other associations advocat...
Monday, 12 September 2016

Linking after GS Media ... in a table

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Readers may remember that a few months ago I  published  a table that I had prepared for my students at the University of Southampton, atte...
Friday, 9 September 2016

Optimal 21st Century Copyright?

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This post is from our friend Amanda Harcourt,  who updates us from the 1 1th Annual European Policy for Intellectual Property conference wit...

Post Mortem Auctoris: Copyright and Estate Planning

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UCL/IBIL are offering a two day course aimed at young lawyers  (2 to 5 years qualified) and small to medium sized practices, focusing on ...
Monday, 5 September 2016

The CopyKat

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Jacobsen egg chair A change in copyright law has now come into effect in the UK, which looks to protect classic designs from imitatio...
Sunday, 4 September 2016

Narrow Scope of New York Right of Publicity Statute Favors First Amendment, Not Lindsay Lohan

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Readers of the IP Kat blog may remember that actress Lindsay Lohan sued Take-Two Interactive, the maker of the “Grand Theft Auto V” vid...
Thursday, 25 August 2016

Appeal filed in 'Blurred Lines' case

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It comes as no surpise that Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and TI have fied their appeal against the verdict in the 'Blurred Lines...
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