According to trade organisation the Publishers’ Association (PA), e-book sales are soaring in part due to the UK’s “robust and flexible copyright framework,” with the value of digital fiction sales in the first half of this year up 188 percent on the same period in 2011.
A Very British IP Dispute Settled
In a very topical ruling, given that Andy Murray has just become the first Briton to win a tennis singles Grand Slam since the eponymous player in 1936, sports label Fred Perry and Topshop owner Arcadia Group Brands Limited have settled their trademark infringement and passing off differences.
First Imprisonment In UK For Piracy
The founder of a pirate website called surfthechannel.com has become the first Briton to be jailed for providing links to illegal copies of films and TV shows and thereby facilitating copyright infringement.
Domain Name Disputes On The Rise
According to recent data, the number of disputes over the ownership of website addresses has increased by 6 per cent in the past year to July compared with the same period the year before.
Shares Plunge After Copyright Infringement
Shares in South Korean giant Samsung plunged after a US court ruled last Friday that they had stolen designs from Apple to make smartphones and computer tablets and awarded them to pay Apple $1.05bn in damages.