If a college or university delivers any Business and Community Engagement activities online, the institution must make sure that its website and processes comply with the e-commerce rules. This guide gives an overview of these rules.

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This case study considers some of the copyright issues which can arise when a college or university is engaged to design software or a website for a company.

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This publication is aimed at UK further and higher education staff working in areas related to knowledge transfer, work based learning, community links, outreach, CPD, employer engagement, wider participation, and lifelong learning.

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This overview paper briefly clarifies the current situation with regard to retention of communications traffic data by certain UK organisations.

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This briefing gives an overview of some of the legal issues which may arise in relation to the use of technology by UK further and higher education establishments in their Business and Community Engagement ("BCE") activities.

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BCE activities will often involve the collection and use of personal data. Accordingly, institutions must ensure that their policies, practices and procedures cover any processing which they undertake in the course of these activities.

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Staff in UK further and higher education establishments may be involved in the exploitation of their intellectual property creations with outside bodies. This guide is intended to assist staff in understanding the different approaches and their consequences which they may encounter.

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This paper is intended to assist staff in UK further and higher education establishments who are involved in the use and creation of intellectual property as part of Business and Community Engagement (BCE) activities.

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Over the last few years, however, there has been a shift towards supplementing these activities by providing services to the business and social communities.  This service provision is known as BCE. 

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Webcast providing practical guidance on legally accessing user email accounts, computer hard drive or network storage.   

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An examination of intellectual property rights (IPR) in student created work.

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An outline of the legal issues of podcasting as an educational tool and practical advice on how institutions can ensure legal compliance.

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When developing e-learning environments or authoring elearning materials, it is important that educational institutions and e-learning authors bear in mind the institution’s obligations under disability discrimination legislation.

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The prevalence of computer related crime means that FE and HE institutions are affected in many of the same ways as other businesses, organisations and individuals.

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This Cybercrime overview paper explores the main obligations imposed on institutions concerning the provision and use of IT facilities in terms of cybercrime.

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This overview paper briefly explains the law relating to data protection and its application to the sharing of data, internally and externally, by Further and Higher Education (FE and HE) institutions. 

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An intensive session of presentations and questions and answers on the legal issues of accessibility in the development and delivery of e-learning materials.    

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This paper assesses the potential  legal risks involved in project management.

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Legal issues which may affect the development and use of particular ePortfolio systems.

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 User-friendly introduction to intellectual property rights (IPR) issues for e-learning content developers and managers.

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Overview of data retention practices, and implications in FE and HE following the EU data retention directive 2006/24/EC.

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This paper, written by Andrew Charlesworth and Anna Grant in 2006, provides details on Open Source Licences and discusses ... (cont)

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A recording of the JISC Legal Copyright & e-Learning - Webcast available to download.   

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In certain circumstances, student work can be the subject of a valid freedom of information (FOI) request.

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This paper summarises the legal issues involved in the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in learning and teaching.

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This paper summarises the legal issues involved in the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in learning and teaching.

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This paper provides details on how to create an effective consortium agreement and explains why they are needed ... (cont)

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Guidance for e-learning authors on copyright infringement, defences and licences.

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Guidance for e-learning authors on licensing third party materials.

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Overview of some key legal issues to be considered in relation to e-Commerce Law for Web Administrators.

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Guidance on the application of data protection law to e-learning administrators at institutions.

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This briefing paper provides guidance on the data protection law after the recent developments to the law following the Durant v. FSA case and the effect of the amendments to the DPA 1998 made by the FOIA 2000.

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A JISC study to explore the Legal and Records Management Issues relating to the concept of the Lifelong Learner record.

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Copyright Advisor, Alan Rae, discusses copyright, e-learning and the pilot CLA digitisation licence within FE. 

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This paper examines the exemptions which may apply to dissertations in terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

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This paper applies to Scotland and examines the issue of whether a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) request can be made for undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

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This 10 minute video is useful for further and higher education establishments when introducing the subject of Freedom of Information to staff.

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This paper considers what the legal issues are in relation to institutional ePortfolio systems ... (cont)

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Points to consider in protecting software through the patent system.

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The document examines the application of the 'public interest test' under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in relation to the exemptions that are available to public authorities.

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This paper summarises the current thinking surrounding the application of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to contracts entered into by or with public authorities

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This archived paper summarises the current thinking surrounding the application of the FOISA in relation to intellectual property.

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This paper provides a short overview of the rights management issues involved in creating and disseminating electronic learning materials. Managing the process of acquisition and licensing of copyright and related performance rights and moral rights so as to produce and deliver materials to students to time, at acceptable cost and at managed levels of risk.

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This paper provides an updated JISC Legal in depth extended examination of Data Protection law and its affect on the use of Information Technology in UK tertiary education. 

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This paper discusses recent developments in the UK legislative framework applicable to e-commerce practices and related technologies.

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This paper considers many factors affecting data protection and institutional ePortfolio systems including compliance issues ... (cont)

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A JISC study to explore the Legal and Records Management Issues relating to the concept of the Lifelong Learner record.

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A Briefing Paper on the legal implications under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 of provision by education service providers of digitised materials to colleges and universities. ARCHIVED

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This document identifies issues related to the protection of intellectual property arising from collaborative research and suggests clauses which should be included in any consortium agreement.

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This document describes an investigation process, the legal issues to be considered and provides guidance in formulation of an institutions policy in dealing with incidents of computer misuse and their subsequent investigation at institutions.

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