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, 13 October 2018

THE COPYKAT

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Gwen Stefani and Pharrell were hit with a copyright lawsuit last year regarding their 2014 track “Spark the Fire.” In the lawsuit, musicia...

Thursday, 4 October 2018

UK Copyright if there’s no Brexit deal

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The UK's Department for Business, Energy& Industrial Strategy has now published it's long awaited paper which offers guidance on...

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

THE COPYKAT - the music industry celebrates copyright reforms

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Will President Trump be taking the credit for 'saving the US music industry' or even 'saving the global music industry'? W...

Licensing Like a Champion (Can it be an Afterthought?)

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Fall is back, and, in the United States, that means pumpkin-flavored products and (American) football galore. If you have not yet eaten pu...

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Fair use or plagiarism? A new appropriation dispute

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Top: Hank Willis Thomas' photo Bottom: Graeme Williams’ work Appropriation art and copyright have not always been b...

Saturday, 22 September 2018

The COPYKAT - winds of change

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In keeping with the wet and windy weather here in the UK, today's CopyKat considers "stormy" and controversial copyright refo...

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