Rosie BurbidgeMar 6, 20222 min readWhen must a document be disclosed in copyright proceedings?As part of the extensive copyright litigation over the popular song ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran, the defendants (Sami Chokri and others)...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 4, 20223 min readHow do you interpret a copyright contract?The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by HHJ Hacon in the IPEC (first covered on the blog here) that copyright in a number of literary...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 3, 20222 min readWhat's a website blocking order and why is it useful?Nintendo was granted an early Christmas present by the Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE - a website blocking order (Nintendo Co...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 min readA rotten judgment for John LydonWho has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...
Rosie BurbidgeSep 15, 20212 min readWhere's the line for music copyright infringement The popular song Waiting All Night by the band Rudimental was not copied from a 2007 song Can You Tell Me, performed by Kelly-Marie...