JISC Legal : News

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

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.

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.

A retired Professor who has written a series of books during the course of his retirement has expressed concerns about ‘the minefield of obtaining permissions’.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the reproduction of eleven words from news articles can be unlawful.

UK Digital Archive (UKDA) workshops on managing and sharing research data, including copyright, confidentiality and ethics.

University of Glasgow to license the use of IP created by academic researchers without royalties.

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) rules that a web page can be considered prior art and the date on the webpage could be taken at face value.

The British Library launches its 19th century newspaper website.

JISC Digital Media announce the launch of their new service Video Assist.

This JISC project assesses the impact of Orphan Works on the delivery of services to the public.

The European Commission wants a single EU patent to cover all countries signed up to the European Patent Convention.

Universal and Warner Bros are suing a European web video start up that they claim is illegally profiting from broadcasting their movies online. 

Bloggers are at increasing risk of getting sued or threatened with legal action regarding their online postings.

The UK Government wants the creative industries to set up a rights agency to support legislation and the legal use of online content, raise public awareness of the consequences of piracy and help resolve disputes.