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PRS for Music launches consultation to reduce licence fees for amateur sports clubs

2 February 2012 | Simon Weinberg

PRS for Music, an organisation which collects and pays royalties to its members for the exploitation of their musical works, has launched a consultation into the licence fees it charges amateur sports...

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Cartoon fun for the BBC but designer bounced out and loses Kerwhizz – Michael Mitchell v BBC, Patents County Court

25 January 2012 | Simon Weinberg

Michael Mitchell (MM) had designed various characters for use in an animated programme for children’s television, which he called the “Bounce Bunch”. He sent a proposal to the BBC in the hope that...

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Court rules that there is copyright in the aspects of London tourism photo and not just the exact photo itself – Temple Island Collections v New English Teas, Patents County Court

20 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick | 1 comment

Temple Island Collections had taken a particular photo to use on its London tourism merchandise. The photo included a red London bus on a bridge and framed by a building, with the bus roughly in scale...

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Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

11 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft is suing Comet for alleged copyright infringement over what the software giant claims is nearly 100,000 counterfeit copies of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs. It has alleged that Comet...

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Protecting “Look and Feel” in Apps

11 January 2012 | Ted Mercer

Two of the problems that occur most frequently in assisting people who design and implement applications for phones and tablets relate to difficulties in protecting the “look and feel”. The look...

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European Court advisor in SAS v WPL case says functions of software program can be copied but not the underlying code

5 January 2012 | Paul Gershlick

SAS had developed analytical software called the SAS System over a number of years and was a giant in the market for software that enabled users to carry out analysis of data. One key element was its own...

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Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

21 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Hodgson was a disabled football fan and with Jarvie’s help he wrote a book about his experiences. Hodgson later worked with X for X to write a screenplay. However, Hodgson withdrew permission when he...

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After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

19 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website,, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association has asked further...

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Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

15 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has issued a consultation on the Government’s plans to update copyright law and implement the recommendations coming out of the Hargreaves Review from earlier this year....

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European Court says Belgian Internet service provider does not have to block content that may infringe copyright – Scarlet v SABAM, European Court of Justice

13 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Scarlet, a Belgian Internet service provider, should not be required to block the content of its website users as a measure to prevent them from infringing copyright in music belonging to Sabam’s music...

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Latest news and views tagged copyright

PRS for Music launches consultation to reduce licence fees for amateur sports clubs

Cartoon fun for the BBC but designer bounced out and loses Kerwhizz – Michael Mitchell v BBC, Patents County Court

Court rules that there is copyright in the aspects of London tourism photo and not just the exact photo itself – Temple Island Collections v New English Teas, Patents County Court

Microsoft sues Comet over reproduction of back-up copies of software for users

Protecting “Look and Feel” in Apps

European Court advisor in SAS v WPL case says functions of software program can be copied but not the underlying code

Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

European Court says Belgian Internet service provider does not have to block content that may infringe copyright – Scarlet v SABAM, European Court of Justice

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