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New Guidance for Using Medical Recordings in Teaching

New advice and guidance on making and using clinical healthcare recordings funded by the Strategic Content Alliance for learning and teaching launches today.

(Posted on 06/12/11)
JISC Regional Support Centres Launch New Website

The twelve JISC Regional Support Centres (RSCs) have today announced the launch of their new integrated website - 

http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/. (Posted on 05/12/11)
Further Detail on Open Data Measures Published

The Cabinet Office recently published this document in order to encourage effective use of public sector data.  

(Posted on 02/12/11)
Data Breach Charges for Facebook Contact
A cleaner at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary who allegedly contacted a female patient on Facebook has been charged with breach of data protection. (Posted on 01/12/11)
Facebook to Beef Up Privacy Settings
Facebook's tighter rules on consent and privacy should help colleges and universities in the UK. (Posted on 30/11/11)
BIS Confirms Funding for Sixth Form Colleges Until 2014
JISC Advance announced today that Sixth Form Colleges will continue to benefit from JISC services - including JISC Legal - for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years. (Posted on 29/11/11)
Email Blunders Cost Councils
Penalties of £60,000 and £80,000 are served after highly sensitive personal information is emailed to the wrong recipients. (Posted on 28/11/11)
New UK Cyber Security Strategy Unveiled
The Government's new set of objectives aim to combat cybercrime and promote economic growth in internet business. (Posted on 28/11/11)
New Cookie Law - Action Required

Find out what your institution should be doing about its use of cookies in the JISC Legal article entitled "Cookies - Six months Until Enforcement".

(Posted on 25/11/11)
FOI Model Publication Scheme Survey

The ICO has launched a campaign to get views about what information public authorities including FE and HE institutions should proactively release.

(Posted on 25/11/11)
Online Accessibility Forum Launched

A website designed to allow people to help to make the internet more accessible has been launched.

(Posted on 24/11/11)
Sound Recordings Copyright Extension Now Law The EU Directive which extends the copyright protection for sound recordings to 70 years has completed its legal process and is now in force. (Posted on 23/11/11)
Personal Data Loss in the Spotlight Again  A new report finds there have been over 1000 cases of personal data loss since 2008 including those involving a significant number of mobile devices. (Posted on 23/11/11)
UCAS Subject to FOI

From the beginning of this month UCAS became subject to the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to some of its functions. 

(Posted on 22/11/11)
Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study Announced

The Government today announced the appointment of Richard Hooper, former Deputy Chairman of Ofcom, to lead a feasibility study into the development of a Digital Copyright Exchange for the UK (DCE).

(Posted on 22/11/11)
Are you an Accidental Outlaw? Take the test ....

Take a few minutes out to test your knowledge of the law relating to the use of the internet and social media with this online quiz.

(Posted on 18/11/11)
New IP Court Process for Small Claims

The Government recently confirmed that a new small claims service to be introduced at the Patents County Court (PCC) will place a limit on fixed costs and permit damages of up to £5000 to be awarded per case.

  (Posted on 18/11/11)
Good Legal Practice on Mobile Learning

JISC's online conference Innovating e-Learning 2011 is being held from 22 - 25 November, and as part of the pre-conference activity week JISC Legal have recorded a short webcast entitled Mobile Learning - Identifying and Reducing the Legal Risks at your College.

(Posted on 18/11/11)
New Education Act Confirms the Importance of e-Safety

The new Education Act 2011 will focus inspection in four ‘core’ areas, one of which is behaviour and safety, which includes e-Safety.

(Posted on 17/11/11)
JISC Legal on LinkedIn

As part of out commitment to expand the ways by which you can keep in touch with JISC Legal, there's now another way to follow us via our new profile on LinkedIn.

(Posted on 17/11/11)
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