Those who are looking for a thorough grounding in Data Protection, or looking to sit the ISEB exam, may be interested in Amberhawk's intensive five day training courses.

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Those who are looking for a thorough grounding in Data Protection, or looking to sit the ISEB exam, may be interested in Amberhawk's intensive five day training courses.

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This conference concentrates on issues facing individuals' who are exploring the use of Cloud Computing and other technological solutions.

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The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published its report ‘Security and Resilience in Governmental Clouds’ which assesses the operational, legal, and security requirements of cloud computing.

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Those of you concerned with accessibility issues in the use of technology will be interested to visit the new website of our sister organisation, JISC Techdis.

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The University of the West of England is running a full day conference on Cloud Computing at its Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol.

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In light of Data Protection Day, the Information Commissioner’s Office has re-launched this popular guidance document offering tips on how to protect personal data online.

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The Digital Curation Centre is running this half-day Workshop on the copyright issues affecting the reuse of learning and teaching materials.

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A Statutory Instrument has been set out on costs sharing for rights holders and ISPs in implementing the Digital Economy Act. 

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A recent report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee states that FOI law as it applies to scientific research is confused and needs urgent resolution.

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The Cloud Industry Forum has launched a Code of Practice for cloud service providers.

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The IPO has announced this competition to provide additional awards of funds to encourage and support projects which show innovative ways of managing intellectual property.

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CPD25 are running an afternoon workshop on Copyright, entitled 'Technology Giveth And The Law Taketh Away (or Makes Extremely Difficult)'.

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Development of the Improving Dispute Resolution Advisory Service, is picking up speed.  If you'd like to feedback about its current offering of services, we'll use our membership of the IDRAS board to feed in your view

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An important event to discuss data protection issues affecting your organisation and the work you do. Speakers include the Minister of State and the Information Commissioner.

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The High Court recently decided, in relation to copyright law, that the term ‘making available’ to the public, that the 'making available' happens where the servers send the files, rather than where received.

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Experts from JISC Legal and JISC Digital Media combined to produce this popular seminar exploring the copyright implications of the use of digital media, held in London on 9 March 2011.

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The Risk Management Calculator will help gauge the risks associated with publishing open educational materials.

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CILIP are holding another of their full day training courses on copyright, this time with particular regard to digital content.

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CILIP are holding a full-day training course on negotiating licences, aiming to offer a better understanding of licence agreements and the challenges involved in contract negotiation.

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In an Israeli court case this month, the user of Creative Commons licensed photographs was found to have infringed copyright by creating and selling collages using those images without complying with the CC BY-NC-ND licence's conditions.

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CILIP are once again holding their full-day training course on Copyright for Beginners, aiming to give a good basic understanding for those who currently have little knowledge in this area.

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published (12 Jan 2011) its latest guidance for public authorities on the new public sector equality duty which comes into force on 6 April 2011.

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Facebook is to make changes to ensure that users only share information when they intend to do so.

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This JANET factsheet on providing email accounts for alumni is intended to assist in considering all the potential issues involved, with JISC Legal contribution from a legal perspective.

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A leading panel of experts has released a report advising the European Commission that in order to remain copyright protected rights holders should be required to register with EU countries.

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The European Commission has announced a consultation on the Commission report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

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Information Commissioner publishes top tips on freedom of information for public authority communications professionals.

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The Article 29 Working Party, an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy, has produced guidance on which member state’s law applies when processing data.

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JISC recently funded six records management related projects which used the JISC infoNet Impact Calculator to assess cost and savings in aspects of records management.

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Eversheds solicitors are offering free short workshops on "Managing and Protecting Intellectual Property and Digital Dilemmas" for HE and FE, in Birmingham (13 January), Manchester (24 March), Leeds (24 May) and Newcastle (25 May).

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The British Library has made available three million records from the British National Bibliography under a Creative Commons CC0 public domain licence.

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The government is set to extend freedom of information law to cover hundreds more organisations, including UCAS, in the forthcoming FOI Act.

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A coalition of American TV networks have won an injunction against a UK company which was streaming their content through its own website.

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The High Court has ruled that the Independent Safeguarding Authority are acting in breach of human rights law by imposing automatic bans on employees with criminal convictions or cautions.

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A recent decision of the Information Tribunal gives some guidance on the use of s.43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to conflicts between disclosure and confidentiality following an FOI request.

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The European Union and the US have published a website to encourage use of intellectual property rights.

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More than 70% of UK employees admitted to data theft in a recent survey, which also revealed that many companies have insufficient safeguards in place to prevent it.

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Sensitive Scottish court records were discovered at a recycling bank.

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The Intellectual Property Office has published an updated version (01-01-2011) of the Manual of Patent Practice to take account of developments in patent law.

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The European Commission, by contracting other companies to work on copyright-protected software, was found liable for copyright infringement to the tune of 12 million euros.

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For those with a relevant Emerald subscription, Jason's review of Cornish's Copyright: Interpreting the Law for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (5th ed) is now available.

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JISC Advance experts will use common real-world scenarios to focus on how copyright and other legal issues impact the use of digital media.

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From October 2010, the Patents County Court has been able to hear copyright infringement claims under a quicker, cheaper, simplified procedure.  Although a good thing in general access to justice terms, this does mean that those claiming in copyright have a more attractive route to litigation.

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JISC's Freedom of Information and Research Data: Questions and Answers, written by Andrew Charlesworth and Chris Rusbridge, is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata.

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Please note that JISC Legal will be taking a break from Friday, 24 December until Tuesday, 4 January (inclusive).  So, if you've got any urgent enquiries, now is the time to get them in to the JISC Legal helpdesk.

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Identifying changes in the UK's IP system to promote innovation and economic growth.

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Competition to improve how institutions conduct research and manage intellectual property rights.

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ICO has ordered the disclosure of information relating to BBC contracts.

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 In short where the institution does not own the copyright in materials and where the copyright period has not expired, permission, a licence or ... (cont)

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