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Ignorance No Defence to Copyright Infringement
Belief that copyright permission has been granted is no defence to infringement of copyright if no valid permission was, in fact, given.
(Posted on 03/02/12)
Loss Threat to Locked-in Data
The recent demise of a file sharing service highlights the risks for colleges and universities in considering a move to the cloud or other external service providers. (Posted on 02/02/12)
MSPs to Approve Appointment of Rosemary Agnew as the new Scottish Information Commissioner
Scottish Parliament to approve the appointment of Rosemary Agnew as the new Scottish Information Commissioner. (Posted on 01/02/12)
New FOI Guidance
The new ICO  guidance is a plain English guide aimed at public authorities and provides a basic overview of the law. (Posted on 01/02/12)
JISC Legal's Guidance Gets Shorter!
We have introduced shortened URLs to make life easier for you. (Posted on 31/01/12)
Deleted Emails May Still be 'Held' Under FOI

A tribunal found that where emails are deleted but still exist on back-up servers, they are nonetheless considered to be ‘held’ by an organisation and subject to FOI legislation. 

 

(Posted on 30/01/12)
ICO Fines First Scottish Organisation £140,000
On five occasions, a local authority sent sensitive personal information about children and carers to the wrong people causing obvious ‘serious upset’. (Posted on 30/01/12)
ICO Launches Access Aware Campaign
The ICO has launched a campaign called Access Aware aimed at increasing awareness within organisations of their data protection obligations in particular what a subject access request looks like and what to do if one is received. (Posted on 30/01/12)
School Grossly Negligent in Safeguarding Learners
A serious case review found that a school had failed ‘on every level’ to prevent sexual abuse of pupils by a teacher. (Posted on 27/01/12)
Proposed New Rules on Data Protection Unveiled

The new proposals aim to update and harmonise the current EU data protection regime including strengthening individuals’ rights.

(Posted on 26/01/12)
Internet Search Juror Jailed
A juror who researched a defendant's history on the internet and forwarded details of what she found to fellow members was sentenced to a six month prison term.  (Posted on 24/01/12)
Digitally Manipulated Photograph is Copyright Protected
A digitally altered image was deemed ‘sufficiently original’ where it was a product of deliberate choice and manipulation, expressing skill and labour. (Posted on 23/01/12)
Staff Beware Befriending Students on Facebook
The increased use of Twitter, Facebook and email within institutions has led to a rise in unacceptable professional conduct. (Posted on 23/01/12)
Call for Evidence on New Small Patent Claims Procedures
The Intellectual Property Office is looking for input on the new small patent claims procedures proposals, which have been designed to simplify and speed up the process. (Posted on 20/01/12)
JISC infoNet Launch Knowledge Transfer infoKit
New guidance for colleges and universities has been produced to help maximise the return on investment in knowledge transfer activities. (Posted on 19/01/12)
Checked Your Online Privacy Settings Recently?
Social networking sites are changing privacy settings by default which means users' information could be passed on to third party sites. (Posted on 19/01/12)
Scottish ICO Asks for More Time in FOI Prosecution
A new special report to the Scottish Parliament discusses the current state of FOI in Scotland. (Posted on 17/01/12)
Clarification on Notice and Takedown Procedures
The EU Commission will clarify how ISPs and website hosts should deal with removing and blocking access to illegal content. (Posted on 16/01/12)
Proposal for General DP Regulation Faces Delay
Further to our news posting last month, we can confirm that the proposal for the review of the EU Directive (95/46/EC) has been delayed until late February/March. (Posted on 13/01/12)
New Guidance on Notification of Security Breaches

The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.

(Posted on 12/01/12)
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