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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.

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.

Guidance for UK university libraries on the legal implications of providing catalogue records for re-use in Web applications.

The Ministry of Justice seeks views on updating defamation law so it is fit for the modern age.

Creative Commons report defines terms “commercial” and “noncommercial”.

Authors had until Friday 4 Sept to opt out of the controversial Google Books settlement.

Licensing agreement means music videos go back online.

Consultation now open on Scottish Government privacy proposals.

From 1 April 2009 certain overseas printed and digital material is added to the CLA HE Licences.

On 16 June 2009, the Government published the Digital Britain Final Report.

New payment proposals for loans of e-books and audiobooks.