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Research community calls for extension to fair dealing provisions under UK copyright law
An indecent image of children posted onto a law student’s Facebook page, together with a comment falsely indicating he was a paedophile, was held to be defamatory and deeply offensive.
A working party representing 37 EU countries is currently negotiating the Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which intends to tackle online copyright infringements on an international level.
The Information Commissioner's Office has published a Freedom of Information Regulatory Action Policy, stating the factors it will use in deciding between the different enforcement mechanisms open to it.
The ICO held that Queen's University Belfast had wrongly applied exceptions under FOI and EIR, and ordered the institution to disclose raw data, whether ongoing research had been published or not.
JISC Legal's Kirsty McLaughlin answered questions about what the Digital Economy Act could mean for universities and colleges in this JISC podcast.
BUFVC is hosting this event focusing on how to implement online services based on the ERA Plus Licence.
JISC Legal will be participating in the JISC Online Conference- Innovating e-Learning on the 23-26 November 2010.
This guidance examines the legal implications of recording lectures at UK FE and HE institutions, focusing mainly on the issues of copyright and consent.
This guidance document examines the Digital Economy Act 2010 and its implications for universities and colleges in the UK.
Background Video for England Safeguarding: Meeting your e-safety duties (England)
Background Video for Northern Ireland Safeguarding: Meeting your e-safety duties (Northern Ireland)
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