The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2012 (IWMW 2012) event, hosted by UKOLN, will be held at the University of Edinburgh on 18th - 20th June 2012.

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This QMUL paper looks at the developments in cloud contracts including those which will increase legal certainty and compliance.

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The Protection of Freedoms Act, 2012 achieved royal assent on 01 May 2012.

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Learners have a right of privacy to personal communications (article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights) but colleges have ... (cont)

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The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee today published a report which concludes that the draft agreement on the European Unified Patent Court is likely to hinder rather than help the enforcement of patents within the European Union.

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The EU’s cyber security agency, ENISA has launched a practical guide for IT procurement teams which assesses the security of cloud service providers.

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A Welsh health board has been issued with a £70,000 fine following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act,1998. 

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UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) including Sky, Virgin Media and Talk Talk must block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, the High Court has ruled.

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The Information Rights Tribunal has ruled that the names of three junior members of staff who dealt with complaints made to the Financial Services Authority should have been disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request. 

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The Information Rights Tribunal recently ruled that the names of three junior members of staff who dealt with complaints made to the Financial Services Authority should have been disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request.  

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Copyright and accessibility law need to be considered when using mobile devices. To help give you confidence in your compliance with the law, here are top tips for getting to grips with copyright and accessibility when using mobile devices.

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The International Chamber of Commerce UK has published cookie guidance to help website operators move towards compliance with new consent requirements.

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Social networking websites used to threaten teachers. 

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Our Mobile Technologies and the Law webcast (streamed live on 14 March 2012) can now be accessed in captioned, bite-sized segments.  

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On behalf of SCORE, librarians completed a survey on institutional engagement in OER. The survey is now available to download.  

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JISC infoNet has published research on the true cost to an HE institution of processing an FOI request.

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New animated film on Turning a Resource into an Open Educational Resource.

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A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on social networking site, Twitter, has been sentenced to 56 days imprisonment.  

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A former cricketer has been awarded damages of £90,000 plus legal costs by the High Court, in England, after suing over a defamatory tweet alleging that he was involved in match-fixing.  

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A Scottish charity was found to have breached the Data Protection Act following the theft of unencrypted memory sticks and papers containing personal data from an employee's home.

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A head teacher put up photos of pupils who had low results as motivation to work harder.

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The short answer is that it depends what you are doing with the online newspaper content.  Making multiple copies or copying large portions of online newspaper will require permission from the rights holders usually in the form of the NLA End User Licence.

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Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information on its website.

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission have now published their latest guidance in the series of guidance documents relating to the Public Sector Equality Duty.

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The Equality Challenge Unit would like to hear about the steps that institutions take in order  to overcome disabling barriers users may encounter when required to access and make use of services.

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Are you aware of the legal implications of using mobile technologies within your institution? Our latest webcast 'Mobile Technologies and the Law' will address the legal aspects of the use of mobile technologies in HE and FE institutions.

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The ECJ held that the owner of an online social network cannot be obliged to install a general filtering system.

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The ICO imposed an £80,000 fine on a council in England for failing to take appropriate measures to ensure the security and appropriateness of disclosure when emailing personal information.

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JISC Legal's website will be undergoing essential maintenance from 5pm on Friday, 10 February.  The works are expected to last several hours.

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The IPO is holding a free copyright consultation event on Tuesday 21 February 2012 10:30 - 12:30 in Edinburgh.

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This guidance is intended for staff in UK colleges and universities who may be asked to provide course materials in response to a freedom of information request.

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The focus of the seminar will be on the European Commission's proposed comprehensive reform of data protection rules.  

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Html version of JISC Legal's guidance on "Release of Course Materials Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000"

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The HTML version of JISC Legal's guidance on Security, Mobile Devices and the Data Protection

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We have introduced shortened URLs to make life easier for you.

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New guidance for colleges and universities has been produced to help maximise the return on investment in knowledge transfer activities.

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The fees regulations under FOI broadly cover 2 areas- (1) Fee charges for information provided through the publication scheme and (2) fee charges for specific information requests

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This guidance is intended for staff in independent specialist colleges that provide further education or training for learners with varying learning needs due to disability issues.

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The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.

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The Law Society has published a practice note that examines the use of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. 

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FE and HE institutions have an opportunity to contribute their views on copyright licensing in the UK as Richard Hooper issues a call for evidence as part of the independent feasibility study into the development of a Digital Copyright Exchange for the UK (DCE).

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 In short this use will be considered as a public performance for entertainment purposes and therefore s.34 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ... (cont)

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To stream a feature film there are two issues involved, and two possible sets of permission required .... (cont)

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The ICO has published new guidance on access to official business held in private email accounts.

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The Advertising Standards Authority recently reported a marked increase in complaints about digital marketing communications, following a change to their remit in this regard earlier this year.

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The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.

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Guidance has been issued by the ICO on how the rules apply for those operating websites and using cookies.

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The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills today published its Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth which includes a number of actions and initiatives which will be of interest to universities.

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An organisation has recently been prosecuted for failing to notify the ICO that it processed personal data.

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The High Court has ruled that search giant Google does not have to pay damages for defamation suffered to a UK intelligence adviser via a blogging platform which Google owns.

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