The EU rules on copyright in football fixtures, Merlin settles its lawsuit with Limewire and Apple settles its lawsuit over the Chopper Soundboard app.
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Remember last week’s post about whether copyright is a question of property or incentive to create? Well here’s another example of how that distinction can be abused. The High Court ruled two weeks ago that football fixture lists ca... Read Post
Six months ago I wrote about a High Court ruling that said football fixtures can be covered by copyright. While it’s generally accepted that facts, such as where and when a football match is taking place, can’t be copyrighted, the l... Read Post
Apple has settled a curious copyright lawsuit in which a 16 year-old app Australian developer created and earned thousands of dollars from a soundboard app using images and sounds from... Read Post