Category: copyright

Golden Eye (International) Ltd and others v Telefόnica UK Ltd (Open Rights Group, intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted January 7th, 2013 in appeals, champerty, copyright, data protection, disclosure, internet, law reports, pornography, privacy by sally

Golden Eye (International) Ltd and others v Telefόnica UK Ltd (Open Rights Group, intervening) [2012] EWCA Civ 1740; [2012] WLR (D) 396

“Where a court had found that arrangements entered into by copyright owners with a claimant copyright owner to sue intended defendants in its own name and on behalf of the other owners for alleged breach of copyright were not champertous and that it was proportionate to make an order for disclosure to enable the other owners to have their infringement claims brought, since their interests in enforcing their copyrights outweighed the interests of intended defendants in protecting their privacy and data protection rights, there was no justification for the court to grant relief to the claimant alone and not the other owners without identifying some factor as affecting the balance of the competing interests identified.”

WLR Daily, 21st December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Football Association Premier League Ltd v QC Leisure and others – WLR Daily

Posted January 7th, 2013 in copyright, EC law, interpretation, law reports, sport, telecommunications by sally

Football Association Premier League Ltd v QC Leisure and others [2012] EWCA Civ 1708; [2012] WLR (D) 392

“Section 72(1)(c) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended, which provided, inter alia, that the showing or playing in public of a broadcast to an audience who had not paid for admission to the place where the broadcast was to be seen or heard did not infringe any copyright in any film included in it, provided a defence to the act of communicating a film included in a broadcast to the public, which would otherwise be an act restricted by copyright under section 20 of the Act.”

WLR Daily, 20th December 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Law relaxed on digital copying – BBC News

Posted December 21st, 2012 in copyright, internet, news by tracey

“Making digital copies of music, films and other copyrighted material for
personal use is to be made legal for the first time under government plans.”

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BBC News, 20th December 2012

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How Richard O’Dwyer’s love of films led to two-year struggle for liberty – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2012 in computer crime, copyright, extradition, human rights, internet, news by sally

“For Richard O’Dwyer, the extradition battle to decide his fate started with a knock on the door of his student room at dawn on a chill November morning in 2010 – and ended almost exactly two years later with a tweet, fresh from court.”

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The Guardian, 28th November 2012

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Richard O’Dwyer strikes deal to avoid US extradition – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2012 in copyright, deferred prosecution agreements, extradition, internet, news by sally

“A student facing trial and possible imprisonment in the United States has struck a deal to avoid extradition, the High Court has been told.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2012

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ISPs will first determine whether public Wi-Fi providers are subject to anti-piracy code, Ofcom says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in copyright, internet, news by tracey

“Internet service providers (ISPs) will decide whether libraries, cafes and other public Wi-Fi network providers should be served with letters warning them that their service is being used to infringe copyright, Ofcom’s head of copyright has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012

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Fewer than a quarter of infringers would be put off by internet access suspension threat, Ofcom report says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 21st, 2012 in copyright, crime prevention, internet, news, penalties, statistics by sally

“Fewer than one in four UK internet users that engaged in copyright infringing activity during a three month period earlier this year said they would be put off from repeating the offence if they knew they would receive a letter to tell them that their internet access was to be suspended as a result of the behaviour, according to a new study commissioned by Ofcom.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2012

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Database supported by UK servers means High Court can rule over alleged claims of infringement, says judge – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 13th, 2012 in copyright, database right, EC law, jurisdiction, news by sally

“The High Court will determine whether a Dutch company, its managing director and two employees are liable for infringements of database rights and copyright as well as a breach of confidence after rejecting claims that the case should be heard in the Dutch courts.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th November 2012

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CLA announces new code of conduct to govern its collective licensing activities – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 5th, 2012 in codes of practice, copyright, licensing, news by sally

“The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) has established a new code of conduct that details the organisation’s obligations to its licence users.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2012

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EU laws on orphan works given final approval – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 5th, 2012 in copyright, EC law, libraries, news, universities by tracey

“EU ministers have voted to back new laws that will allow for libraries, museums and universities, among other organisations, to digitise works from their collections that have become ‘orphaned.’ ”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2012

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Changing scope of anti-piracy code would need Parliamentary and EU approval, says Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 4th, 2012 in copyright, legislation, news, parliament, telecommunications by sally

“Ofcom would have to consult on and gain Parliamentary and EU approval for any changes it wishes to make to the scope of its proposed new anti-piracy code once the initial code is finalised, it has said.”

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OUT-Law.com, 4th October 2012

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Protecting creativity: new small claims track for IP cases – The Guardian

Posted October 2nd, 2012 in copyright, intellectual property, news, patents, small claims, trade marks by sally

“Until now taking legal action against others who copy creative work, brand names and logos or otherwise try to take advantage of someone else’s creativity has been beyond the reach of most people. That changes on Monday when the small claims track becomes available for intellectual property claims in England and Wales.”

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The Guardian, 2nd October 2012

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Copyright reforms needed now, but future ‘tweaking’ without consultation must be avoided, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 20th, 2012 in artistic works, consultations, copyright, EC law, news, parliament by sally

“The Government must reform UK copyright law in order to restore the public and business’s ‘respect’ in the ‘integrity’ of the framework, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2012

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The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: Where next? – House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Posted September 19th, 2012 in copyright, intellectual property, news, reports by sally

The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: Where next? (PDF)

House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, September 2012

Source: www.parliament.uk

Media Protection Services Ltd v Crawford and another – WLR Daily

Posted August 24th, 2012 in company directors, copyright, informations, law reports, magistrates, solicitors by sally

Media Protection Services Ltd v Crawford and another [2012] EWHC 2373 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 250

“The laying of an information by a director of a private limited company, acting for reward on behalf of a client in the course of its business, constituted acting as a solicitor within the meaning and in breach of section 20 of the Solicitors Act 1974 and carrying on a reserved legal activity, namely the conduct of litigation, contrary to the Legal Services Act 2007, with the result that the proceedings were void.”

WLR Daily, 16th August 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Fact’s victory over Surfthechannel is a decisive blow in the copyright wars – The Guardian

Posted August 20th, 2012 in complaints, conspiracy, copyright, Crown Prosecution Service, data protection, fraud, internet, news, precedent, prosecutions by sally

“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”

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The Guardian, 19th August 2012

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Surfthechannel owner sentenced to four years over piracy

Posted August 15th, 2012 in copyright, internet, news, sentencing by sally

“A 38-year-old Briton who made £35,000 a month through a website that linked to pirated copies of films and TV shows has been sentenced to four years in prison.”

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The Guardian, 14th August 2012

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Disclosure of copyright-protected information under FOI not a breach of copyright law, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 6th, 2012 in copyright, disclosure, freedom of information, news, ombudsmen by sally

“Public bodies that disclose copyright-protected information in order to comply with a request under freedom of information (FOI) laws are not guilty of copyright infringement, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd August 2012

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New UK ‘Copyright Hub’ would help address problems with copyright licensing framework, report says – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 31st, 2012 in copyright, licensing, news, reports by sally

“The UK should have a new ‘Copyright Hub’ to allow for rights holders to licence the use of their content through a simpler, more transparent and less costly system than currently exists, a report commissioned by the Government has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2012

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More than 2,000 O2 ‘porn pirates’ to be sent letters – BBC News

Posted July 26th, 2012 in copyright, internet, news, pornography by sally

“More than 2,000 O2 customers will receive letters accusing them of illegally downloading porn films.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2012

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