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Microsoft and Janet Cloud-based IT Services Agreement

This new agreement enables students, staff and researchers at institutions across the UK to benefit from a faster and more secure connection when using their institution’s cloud-based IT services.

(Posted on 21/05/13)

ICO Publishes Vexatious Request Guidance
Three new guidance papers on handling vexatious, manifestly unreasonable, and repeat requests in an FOI and EIR context have been published by the ICO. (Posted on 16/05/13)

Improving Access to Copyright Works for Visually Impaired People

The IPO is holding an open meeting to discuss draft WIPO copyright treaty proposals that aim to harmonise copyright exceptions for visually impaired people.

(Posted on 14/05/13)

New Bill Seeks to Reform UK IP Laws
A new Intellectual Property Bill proposes changes to the UK's intellectual property regime. (Posted on 13/05/13)

IPO Evaluates the Impact of the Lambert Toolkit for Business and University Research Collaborations
This report examines whether the Lambert Toolkit which includes model agreements for collaborative research has been of benefit to UK universities and their industry partners. (Posted on 08/05/13)

Looking for Legal Content? Here's the Map
The Content Map is a new website designed to help users find legal sources for films and tv, ebooks, music, games and sports coverage. (Posted on 03/05/13)

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. (Posted on 03/05/13)

The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations 2013

The regulations seek to ensure that the Legal Deposit Libraries (LDLs) can provide a national archive of the UK’s non-print published material.

(Posted on 03/05/13)

Defamation Bill Receives Royal Assent

The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. It received Royal Assent on the 25 April 2013.

(Posted on 03/05/13)

New Jisc Legal BYOD Toolkit

The toolkit will be useful to those colleges and universities that have not yet set out their approach or offered guidance to their staff and students on BYOD.

(Posted on 02/05/13)

University Sends Personal Data to Wrong Recipient
An English university, according to a BBC news story, sent an individual’s confidential documents to a former student with the same name. (Posted on 26/04/13)

New e-Safety infoKit for HE, FE and Skills
This latest infoKit from Jisc infoNet provides guidance on the strategic and operational issues in managing e-Safety in post-16 education. (Posted on 22/04/13)

ICO Publishes New EIR Guidance
The ICO has published new guidance on the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. (Posted on 19/04/13)

Browsing the Internet and Copyright Infringement

The UK Supreme Court will ask the European Court of Justice whether reading web pages, accessed from a supplied link, requires a copyright licence.

(Posted on 18/04/13)

Council Involved in Copyright Breach

Brighton and Hove City Council have settled a copyright infringement claim made against them by the CLA.

(Posted on 15/04/13)

Missing Mobile Gadgets on the Rise at BBC
A freedom of information request has revealed a sharp increase in the number of laptops, mobiles and tablet devices lost by or stolen from BBC staff in 2011 compared to 2010. (Posted on 11/04/13)

SIC Updates Vexatious Briefing
The Scottish Information Commissioner has recently updated her guidance on dealing with vexatious requests. (Posted on 08/04/13)

Reselling Digital Music Breaches Copyright
Redigi the online market place that permits users to resell their digital music 'secondhand' is in breach of copyright a US judge has held. (Posted on 02/04/13)

£150K Funding for Copyright Hub
The UK government has announced the award of £150,000 funding to create a one-stop shop web site to make it easier to access information about rights ownership and copyright licences. (Posted on 28/03/13)

Jisc Legal Easter Opening Hours
Jisc Legal will be closed Friday 29 March 2013 and Monday 1 April 2013. (Posted on 28/03/13)

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