Institutions falling to report data breaches can face financial penalties from April 2010

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Illegal downloading of copyrighted material is being tackled by the UK Government with a new Digital Economy Bill.

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This report highlights developments that have taken place since the publication of the Data Handling Review.

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Presentation by John X Kelly on Using Social Networking / Web 2.0 Technologies Lawfully at the RSC Scotland North & East Winter Fayre Edinburgh.  

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French court finds Google guilty of infringing copyright by digitising books and putting extracts online.

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EU approves two agreements on copyright law.

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This document will assist those dealing with State Aid issues in the context of BCE activities.

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This guidance will assist the UK funding bodies when dealing with State Aid issues in the context of BCE.

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This guidance document is intended to provide relevant personnel within further and higher education institutions with an introduction to State Aid law and clarify some of the issues which such institutions may face when collaborating with, or providing services to, the private sector.

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On the 24 April 2009 the Equality Bill was introduced in the House of Commons and was published on 27 April with a view to achieving Royal Assent in the spring 2010.

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Useful workshop for those interested in SharePoint/Moss 2007. 

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Introduction to Records Management - 9 December 2009 and Developing File Plans and Records retention Schedules - 10 December 2009.

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

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A further selection of IPR FAQs are availalable from JISC Inform, Issue 26 - Know Your Rights: Intellectual Property and Technology.  You can ... (cont)

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Experts from Switzerland discuss digital archiving.

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A close look at the legal challenges in creating and sharing open educational resources. 

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

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

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Model contracts to simplify copyright law will be produced by the government. 

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The legal issues which arise when using e-assessment in UK FE and HE.

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

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

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The British Library launches its 19th century newspaper website.

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With a view to an improved experience for its users, JISC Legal has taken early steps to the adoption of a much-improved website.

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Two researchers should receive compensation for a patent that was of 'outstanding benefit' to their employer the High Court has ruled.

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The Data Protection Code of Practice is designed to provide guidance to the FE and HE sectors on issues pertaining to Data Protection law affecting their day-to-day operations.

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Report on the use of Publicly-funded Infrastructure, Services and Intellectual Property.

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This overview explains the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the 'Act') to UK further and higher education institutions.

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This is a recording of the JISC Legal BCE Webcast from July 2007.  

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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 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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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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Whether the question relates to your own work, or a member of HE staff who has contacted you, we're happy to answer questions on matters within our remit.

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

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The paper Intellectual Property and Electronic Theses by Theo Andrew raises awareness of the main issues involved when converting paper-based theses into a digital format and specifically examines the agreements required by an institution when managing and storing theses in electronic format.  It is now archived and is available on the JISC Legal website.

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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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