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Changes to Facebook mean users are being encouraged towards more open privacy settings.

JISCMail include link to JISC Legal on each JISCMail list homepage.

The Information Commisioner's Office has published new guidance on the Data Protection Act.

The email system of a leading research unit based at the University of East Anglia has been hacked.

This report proposes improving access to works, resolving issues around copyright and contract and ensuring copyright exceptions are right for the digital age.

Congratulations to Philip Wane from Nottingham Trent University who wins the Sony e-Book Reader.

JISC Communications & Marketing would like to get feedback on changes to the JISC website through a survey and user testing.

JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire and Humber invites entries for the Inaugural Evolution Awards.

An event designed to resolve the legal challenges of creating and sharing open educational resources. 

The British Library announced that it supports the move made by the government to ensure that copyright is fit for the digital age.

FreePint is undertaking a two-phase research project into copyright and are inviting participation.

If you'd like to brush up your knowledge of how copyright works in relation to digital imagines, our sister service, JISC Digital Media, have a few places remaining on their workshop in Bristol on 9 November.

At JISC Legal we have upgraded our website and want to highlight some of the changes and features which make accessing our guidance more straightforward

JISC infoNet launch new free downloadable records management tool to measure impact of new initiatives.

The European Commission is considering introducing a statutory exception to copyright law that would permit libraries to make digital copies of books.

The High Court has ruled that newspapers can lose their libel protection if elements of a case change.

In response to a call from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) the government are consulting on amending the Data Protection Act 1998.

JISC Legal is working with seven JISC services to provide a unique tailored service for the education sector.

A new notification fee of £500 was introduced for some larger institutions on 1 October 2009.

ILIG presents two half day seminars - Ecopyright - practical solutions and User-generated content - a copyright challenge.