Category: copyright

In re Phonographic Performance Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted November 25th, 2008 in copyright, jurisdiction, law reports, tribunals by sally

In re Phonographic Performance Ltd [2008] EWHC 2715 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 363

“On a reference by the Secretary of State, pursuant to s 128A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, of a proposed licensing scheme for excepted sound recordings, the Copyright Tribunal had jurisdiction, under s 128B of the Act, to consider a delivery system neutral licensing scheme as a whole and was not limited to a consideration of the terms of a licensing scheme referred thereto only in so far as the scheme related to excepted sound recordings in broadcasts.”

WLR Daily, 24th November 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Academics warn of EU ‘three strikes’ back door plan – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 24th, 2008 in copyright, EC law, internet, news by sally

“European law is introducing a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ law for ISPs to disconnect illegal file sharers ‘under cover of stealth’, according to legal experts. The EU’s telecoms reform package could guarantee the legality of such schemes.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Fake audiobook seller jailed – The Independent

Posted November 20th, 2008 in copyright, counterfeiting, news, sentencing, trade marks by sally

“A man who conned people with counterfeit audiobooks, including the best-selling Harry Potter tales, was today jailed for 21 months.”

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The Independent, 20th November 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Google book search deal is good news for copyright law – The Times

Posted November 19th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“The search giant’s settlement with publishers could be a game-changing legal event, says the MP for Intellectual Property.”

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The Times, 19th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

IT contractor broke copyright and database laws in data raid on playground firm – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 28th, 2008 in copyright, database right, news by sally

“An IT contractor who was part of a raid on a company, copied all of its electronic business records and locked staff out of computer systems, infringed copyright and database rights, the High Court has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 28th October 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Music trade unites to fight against piracy – The Guardian

Posted October 27th, 2008 in copyright, news by sally

“A new umbrella organisation formed to represent Britain’s entire music industry will today promise to deliver a five-year plan to plot a safer course for a sector that has been battered in the past decade.”

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The Guardian, 27th October 2008

Source; www.guardian.co.uk

IP and media regulation will be examined in digital review – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 23rd, 2008 in copyright, media, news, telecommunications by sally

“Copyright laws and the way that media and telecoms services are regulated could be due for change under a review the Government will conduct into the UK’s digital economy. Ex-chief executive of Ofcom Stephen Carter will conduct the review.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Music fans back legal downloads – BBC News

Posted October 13th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey.”

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BBC News, 12th October 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Database rights are too tough on business, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 8th, 2008 in copyright, database right, electronic commerce, news by sally

“The European Union’s Database Directive is too restrictive and has the opposite of the desired effect of boosting e-commerce, an intellectual property expert has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th September 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Phone phishers hop on filesharing legal threats bandwagon – The Register

Posted September 4th, 2008 in copyright, news, telecommunications by sally

“Fraudsters have begun cold-calling householders to accuse them of copyright infringement online and threaten them with court action, an ISP has reported.”

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The Register, 4th September 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Computer ‘villains’ are not geeks, just savvy children – The Times

Posted August 20th, 2008 in copyright, internet, special report by sally

“In the past 15 years, nothing has given entertainment publishers quite as many sleepless nights as internet piracy. Starting with the rise of Napster, the music-sharing service, in the 1990s, the rapidly increasing speed of broadband connections has allowed consumers to share and copy media files in vast quantities.”

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The Times, 20th August 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Computer games: Industry acts on illegal downloads – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news, video games by sally

“The computer games industry is launching a crackdown on people who illegally download games from the internet by writing to 25,000 people in Britain suspected of illegally sharing files and asking them to pay £300 immediately to avoid any further legal action.”

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The Guardian, 20th August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Game sharers face legal crackdown – BBC News

Posted August 19th, 2008 in copyright, damages, internet, news, video games by sally

“A British woman who put a game on a file-sharing network has been ordered to pay damages to the game’s creator.”

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BBC News, 19th August 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK.gov pushes £50,000 fine for online copyright infringement – The Register

Posted August 12th, 2008 in copyright, fines, news by sally

“The government has launched a consultation on plans to increase the maximum fine for traders in copyright-infringing material from £5,000 to £50,000 as part of a plan to protect ‘creative Britain’.”

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The Register, 12th August 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Copyright: UK designer wins Star Wars court battle – The Guardian

Posted August 1st, 2008 in copyright, media, news by sally

“In Hollywood’s annals of the plucky little guy defeating the big guy, it might not quite rank with flying an X-wing fighter and destroying the Death Star with a ‘one in a million’ shot, Luke Skywalker-style. But at the royal courts of justice yesterday British prop designer Andrew Ainsworth was said to be delighted with his victory against the galactic empire of Star Wars creator George Lucas, in a copyright battle over the stormtroopers’ costumes.”

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The Guardian, 1st August 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Star Wars’ battle of the stormtroopers to be resolved – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in copyright, news by sally

“Star Wars’ battle of the stormtroopers will be resolved by a High Court judge who must decide whether a costume maker has the right to sell the soldier’s uniforms.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Illegal file-sharing: Government hits back at BPI over last-minute letter – The Guardian

Posted July 31st, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal file-sharing, prompting the government to express its displeasure of the music industry body in a terse response to record label executives.”

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The Guardian, 31st July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Music companies to police illegal downloads – The Times

Posted July 25th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news by sally

“No sooner had Britain’s six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) agreed to monitor illegal file sharing than the web was abuzz with suggestions to get around the scheme.”

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The Times, 25th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Illegal filesharing: ISPs pledge not to ‘spy’ on web users – The Guardian

Posted July 24th, 2008 in copyright, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Internet service providers have pledged not to ‘spy’ on the web habits of customers as part of an agreement with the government to punish illegal sharing of music and films.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy – The Times

Posted July 24th, 2008 in children, copyright, internet, news by sally

“Parents whose children download music and films illegally will be blacklisted and have their internet access curbed under government reforms to fight online piracy. ”

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The Times, 24th July 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk