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Social Networking Sites used to Threaten TeachersSocial networking websites used to threaten teachers.  (Posted on 10/04/12)
JISC Legal Easter Opening Hours
JISC Legal offices will be closed on Friday 6 April 2012 and Monday 9 April 2012. Normal service will resume on Tuesday 10 April 2012. (Posted on 05/04/12)
SCORE Library OER Survey Report

On behalf of SCORE, librarians completed a survey on institutional engagement in OER. The survey is now available to download.  

(Posted on 03/04/12)
ICO Decision on Use of Private Email Goes to Appeal

The Department for Education is to appeal the ICO decision which ordered Michael Gove to release information contained in private emails.

(Posted on 02/04/12)
True Cost of FOI Requests Published

JISC infoNet has published research on the true cost to an HE institution of processing an FOI request.

(Posted on 30/03/12)
Turning a Resource into an Open Educational Resource (OER)

New animated film on Turning a Resource into an Open Educational Resource.

(Posted on 29/03/12)
Implementing the Cookies Regulations - Public Sector Guidance

Guidance has been issued for government departments and other public sector bodies on how to comply with the new cookies regulations.

(Posted on 28/03/12)
Solutions to Simpler Copyright Licensing Sought
The need for simpler copyright licensing in the world of digital media has been identified in a new study. (Posted on 28/03/12)
Twitter Comments Lead to Jail Sentence
A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on social networking site, Twitter, has been sentenced to 56 days imprisonment.   (Posted on 27/03/12)
Successful Twitter Libel Case
A former cricketer has been awarded damages of £90,000 plus legal costs by the High Court, in England, after suing over a defamatory tweet alleging that he was involved in match-fixing.   (Posted on 27/03/12)
Negligent Employees and Contractors Cause 36% of UK Data Breaches
A security research company found that 36% of data breaches were caused by ‘a negligent employee or contractor’. (Posted on 26/03/12)
Security and the Cloud - Networkshop 40 York

JISC Legal is contributing to the "Security and the Cloud" session at Networkshop, the technical conference for staff in education and research.

(Posted on 22/03/12)
Orphan Works Reforms Developing
The EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee has voted in favour of reforming copyright legislation in order to make available ‘orphan works’ in online archives (Posted on 20/03/12)
ECJ Ruling on 'Communication to the Public' Muddies Copyright Waters
‘Communication to the public’ does not cover radio broadcast in a private dental surgery. (Posted on 19/03/12)
Cookies, Consent and Behavioural Advertising

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s Do Not Track proposals are a step towards standards that will enable a user's browser settings to be used to manage consent to cookies.

(Posted on 16/03/12)
US Extradition of Student for Copyright Infringement Approved
Home Secretary Teresa May has approved the decision to extradite a student accused of copyright infringement to the US. (Posted on 15/03/12)
Recent ICO Conference Papers Now Available
The ICO papers include an informative presentation on cloud computing and data protection. (Posted on 15/03/12)
Call to Implement Text Mining Exception to Copyright

Changes to copyright law could enable access to new knowledge that would otherwise remain undiscovered.

(Posted on 15/03/12)
Unencrypted Memory Sticks Result in Data Protection Breach
A Scottish charity was found to have breached the Data Protection Act following the theft of unencrypted memory sticks and papers containing personal data from an employee's home. (Posted on 14/03/12)
Universities Bridging the Gap between Innovation and Industry

Thirteen UK universities have received awards supporting the management of intellectual property and knowledge exchange.

(Posted on 14/03/12)
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