Denmark BANNED From Viewing UK Furniture Website In Copyright Spat - The Register

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Save the Egg! A court in Denmark has ordered a British furniture company to block users with Danish IP addresses from visiting its website.

 

In most of Europe, including Denmark, furniture designs are protected by copyright for 70 years from the death of the designer. However, in the UK, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act limits protection for furniture to 25 years from the first sale of the product.

 

The section of the law which governed protection limitations has recently been repealed (PDF) – but the government is still consulting with affected business on when to effect that change.

 

In the meantime, Danes can buy cheaper replicas of famous Danish designers' furniture from the UK.

 

In order to protect classics such as the famous Egg chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen, the Danish furniture industry has obtained a court order telling UK webshop voga.com to block Danish IP addresses...