FOI reforms: dataset information could be disclosed in re-usable format even though copyright restrictions may still apply – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 13th, 2013 in copyright, disclosure, fees, freedom of information, news, regulations by sally

“Public authorities could be required to make copyrighted information contained in datasets available in a re-usable format under changes to freedom of information (FOI) laws even if they are not in a position to sanction re-use.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Sir Cliff Richard’s victory: an extra 20 years of copyright protection for sound recordings is only weeks away – Technology Law Update

Posted August 9th, 2013 in artistic works, copyright, EC law, news by sally

“It’s been dubbed by the media as ‘Cliff Richard’s Law’, and now he and his fellow musicians are about to see the change to copyright duration in sound recordings that they pushed for finally coming into force.”

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Technology Law Update, 8th August 2013

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Updates begin: Government proposes greater protection for consumers of digital content – Technology Law Update

Posted July 24th, 2013 in compensation, consumer protection, copyright, internet, news by tracey

“Online providers may be aware that currently, a consumer who buys a CD or DVD has greater protection than one who purchases exactly the same content by downloading it from the internet. The UK Government has recognised a need to update the law and published a Draft Consumer Rights Bill on 12 June 2013, which gives protection to consumers of digital content. ‘Digital Content’ is defined broadly in the Bill and will include, for example, video and music downloads, e-books, apps and online games.”

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Technology Law Update, 22nd July 2013

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Injunctions against ISPs Part VI: The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others – NIPC Law

Posted July 22nd, 2013 in copyright, injunctions, internet, news, sport by sally

“In The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others [2013] EWHC 2058 (Ch) (16 July 2013) Mr. Justice Arnold granted an injunction under s.97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 against the top 6 internet service providers in the UK to block access to the First Row Sports website. As the judge had already made similar orders against the same defendants in Newzbin2 (see “Injunctions against ISPs” 6 Nov 26), Dramatico (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part III: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. and Others’) and EMI (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part V: EMI Records Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others’ 5 March 2013) they did not defend the application but instead agreed the terms of the order with the Premier League. However, as the judge acknowledged at paragraph [7] of his judgment, that did not absolve the Court of the responsibility of determining whether the orders sought were justified.”

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NIPC Law, 20th July 2013

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

Premier League wins piracy block of First Row Sports – BBC News

Posted July 17th, 2013 in copyright, internet, news, sport by sally

“The Premier League has won a court order forcing UK internet service providers to block a popular football streaming website.”

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BBC News, 17th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New copyright laws give researchers right to conduct ‘electronic analysis’ of copied content – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 25th, 2013 in bills, copyright, data protection, news by sally

“Researchers that wish to conduct “electronic analysis” of copyrighted content for non-commercial purposes will have a right to copy that information under proposed new copyright laws.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Advertising industry takes steps to address concerns about online copyright infringement – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 13th, 2013 in advertising, codes of practice, copyright, internet, news by sally

“The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK is working on a new set of principles to govern advertising in a scheme that will take account of concerns about online copyright infringement.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Copyright law changes outlined by the Government – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 10th, 2013 in bills, consultations, copyright, intellectual property, news by sally

“Media outlets will have a new right to make limited use of quotes published by rival news organisations under changes to copyright law proposed by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Ofcom anti-piracy code delayed until 2015 – OUT-LAW.com

“Internet users who are suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material will not be sent warning letters about their behaviour until the second half of 2015 at the earliest, the Government has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Button Moon creator Ian Allen wins court copyright fight – BBC News

Posted May 20th, 2013 in copyright, damages, news by sally

“The creator of children’s TV show Button Moon has won a damages claim against a businessman he said copied his designs on T-shirts and mugs.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Copyright owners to help set meaning of ‘diligent search’ in orphan works reforms, says IPO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 7th, 2013 in copyright, intellectual property, licensing, news, photography by sally

“Photographers and other rights holders will help define what constitutes a ‘diligent search’ for the author of copyrighted material as part of reforms to rules on ‘orphan works’ licensing, Out-Law.com has learned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 – legislation.gov.uk

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Stripping of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean creative works become ‘orphans’, says IPO – OUT- LAW.com

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in copyright, intellectual property, internet, news, photography, reports by tracey

“The absence of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean that
creative material would be ‘orphan works’, the Intellectual Property Office
(IPO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Photographers’ anger at law change over ‘orphan works’ – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2013 in copyright, internet, news, photography by sally

“Photography groups have reacted angrily to new legislation passed in Parliament over the use of copyrighted material when the owner cannot be contacted.”

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BBC News, 29th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Copyright law reforms in pipeline after Royal Assent given to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2013 in bills, copyright, intellectual property, legislation, news, regulations by sally

“New legislation that will impact on the UK’s intellectual property (IP) law framework has received Royal Assent.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Does browsing the web make you a copyright infringer? – Technology Law Update

Posted April 29th, 2013 in appeals, copyright, internet, licensing, news by tracey

“The UK Supreme Court recently considered an interesting appeal in Public Relations Consultants Association Limited v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited and others, concerning the status in copyright law of temporary copies of web pages held in an internet browser cache or on the screen of end users reading those pages.”

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Technology Law Update, 26th April 2013

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Public Relations Consultants Association Limited (Appellant) v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited and others (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Posted April 18th, 2013 in copyright, internet, law reports, licensing, media, Supreme Court by sally

Public Relations Consultants Association Limited (Appellant) v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited and others (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 18 | UKSC 2011/0202 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 17th April 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers’ copyright – The Guardian

Posted April 18th, 2013 in appeals, copyright, internet, licensing, media, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK supreme court has ruled that readers who open articles via a website link are not breaking the law, overturning the high court’s ruling that browsing was a breach of newspaper owners’ copyright.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Unauthorised browsing of copyrighted material online is legitimate, says UK Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 17th, 2013 in copyright, EC law, internet, news, Supreme Court by sally

“The UK Supreme Court has asked the EU’s highest court to rule on whether the temporary copies that computers make to allow material to be read online breach copyright laws.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TVCatchup Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2013 in competition, copyright, EC law, internet, law reports by sally

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and others v TVCatchup Ltd (Case C-607/11); [2013] WLR (D) 92

“The concept of ‘communication to the public’, within the meaning of article 3(1) of Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29/EC covered a re-transmission of the works included in a terrestrial television broadcast where the re-transmission was made by an organisation other than the original broadcaster, by means of an Internet stream made available to subscribers of that other organisation who could receive that re-transmission by logging on to its server, even though those subscribers were within the area of reception of that terrestrial television broadcast and could lawfully receive the broadcast on a television receiver. It was irrelevant that a re-transmission was funded by advertising and was therefore of a profit-making nature and was by an organisation which was acting in direct competition with the original broadcaster.”

WLR Daily, 7th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk