Interesting article on www.1854.eu commenting on a survey by the British Photographic Council. It appears that nearly three quarters of British photographers surveyed had been the victims of copyright infringement and felt that there was no point in taking action against the infringer as it would be pointless and not cost effective. Surely there must [...]

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The case of New York State v Tasini only highlights the problems faced by authors and copyright owners in these days of multi media formats. Any copyright owner writing as a freelancer or syndicating his work should be aware of the extent of any agreement and whether the commission extends to web publishing, blogs etc. [...]

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Our copyright depository service continues apace. We are currently developing new systems to adapt to clients’ requests and should be ready with these in the coming months. Unlike the US, copyright is not something that is registrable in the UK or the EU. As a result it is often difficult to prove that creative work [...]

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An interesting extension of tag clouds available at the Many Eyes Information Project – here’s one of this blog

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Very interesting decision in copyright dispute. The owners of Barbie (Mattel) had sued the creator of Bratz for copyright infringement based on the fact that he had created the range of toys whilst under contract to them. A court in California has just awarded Mattel around $40 million which is nothing compared to the estimated [...]

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The UKIPO has signalled that the penalties for online copyright infringement should mirror those in the offline world. This could mean fines of up to £50,000 being imposed for online copyright infringement if the recommendations are made law. The report states “Copyright infringement is a serious economic crime. It is important that the penalties available [...]

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Whilst trade marks are the main focus for most brand owners, inevitably all owners of IP rights will own some items of copyright. This can range from imagery, music, ad copy to more obscure elements such as typefaces or source code. It is important for brand owners to recognise the importance of copyright especially when [...]

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We are a small IP (intellectual property) firm based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Don’t know where that is? See the map below.  We deal in all aspects of IP but predominantly with trade marks, copyright and design rights.  We will be adding to this blog on a regular basis and providing information that [...]

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