JISC Legal : All News

The Article 29 Working Party, an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy, has produced guidance on which member state’s law applies when processing data.

JISC recently funded six records management related projects which used the JISC infoNet Impact Calculator to assess cost and savings in aspects of records management.

The British Library has made available three million records from the British National Bibliography under a Creative Commons CC0 public domain licence.

The government is set to extend freedom of information law to cover hundreds more organisations, including UCAS, in the forthcoming FOI Act.

A coalition of American TV networks have won an injunction against a UK company which was streaming their content through its own website.

The High Court has ruled that the Independent Safeguarding Authority are acting in breach of human rights law by imposing automatic bans on employees with criminal convictions or cautions.

A recent decision of the Information Tribunal gives some guidance on the use of s.43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to conflicts between disclosure and confidentiality following an FOI request.

The European Union and the US have published a website to encourage use of intellectual property rights.

More than 70% of UK employees admitted to data theft in a recent survey, which also revealed that many companies have insufficient safeguards in place to prevent it.

Sensitive Scottish court records were discovered at a recycling bank.

The Intellectual Property Office has published an updated version (01-01-2011) of the Manual of Patent Practice to take account of developments in patent law.

The European Commission, by contracting other companies to work on copyright-protected software, was found liable for copyright infringement to the tune of 12 million euros.

For those with a relevant Emerald subscription, Jason's review of Cornish's Copyright: Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (5th ed) is now available.

From October 2010, the Patents County Court has been able to hear copyright infringement claims under a quicker, cheaper, simplified procedure.  Although a good thing in general access to justice terms, this does mean that those claiming in copyright have a more attractive route to litigation.

JISC's Freedom of Information and Research Data: Questions and Answers, written by Andrew Charlesworth and Chris Rusbridge, is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata.

Please note that JISC Legal will be taking a break from Friday, 24 December until Tuesday, 4 January (inclusive).  So, if you've got any urgent enquiries, now is the time to get them in to the JISC Legal helpdesk.

Identifying changes in the UK's IP system to promote innovation and economic growth.

Competition to improve how institutions conduct research and manage intellectual property rights.

ICO has ordered the disclosure of information relating to BBC contracts.

The JISC Legal team were able to make it back to the office today, and are available to answer your telephone enquiries.  You can also email us as usual at info@jisclegal.ac.uk, use the web form at www.jisclegal.ac.uk/helpdesk, or tweet us @jisclegal.