Where copyright infringing third party material is included in an ‘e-thesis’, liability will lie with all parties who have taken part in the activity that is infringement. 

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

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The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010, following the final reading of the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons, the previous night.

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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 purpose of this Moral Rights and OERs Overview paper is to guide publishers of open educational resources (OERs) on the meaning of moral rights, when and how these impact on the creation of OERs and measures which may be taken in order to avoid infringement of moral rights.

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To purpose of this Moral Rights and OERs Essentials paper is to provide publishers of open educational resources (OERs) with a summary of when and how moral rights impact on the creation of OERs.

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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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A joint report published by the UKIPO and the USPTO concludes that both offices have been making efficient use of each other's work, resulting in an improvement in the quality of patents being granted.

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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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Under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 librarians can make a copy of an article on behalf of a student provided that they comply with the provisions set out in ss.38 and 39.

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This guidance is intended for university or college archives dealing with bequests of research papers and provides information on the legal issues which need to be considered in particular where an institution intends to digitise and add documents to an institutional repository.

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An IPO online survey seeks to assess the effectiveness of design law in the UK.

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

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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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JISC Legal is contributing to the "Security and the Cloud" session at Networkshop, the technical conference for staff in education and research.

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The EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee has voted in favour of reforming copyright legislation in order to make available ‘orphan works’ in online archives

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Changes to copyright law could enable access to new knowledge that would otherwise remain undiscovered.

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Thirteen UK universities have received awards supporting the management of intellectual property and knowledge exchange.

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Whatever the mobile technology use, there are legal issues to consider from the outset of your project and this is a checklist of the main areas to consider in your planning process.

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In order to promote participation and to simplify matters concerning the on-going consultation on proposals to amend the UK’s copyright system, JISC TechDis has worked with experts within the field to produce their simple ‘How to’ guide.

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BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal over controversial measures to tackle copyright infringement online - a decision welcomed by rights holders.

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

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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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Universities UK failed to convince the government that research data should be exempt from release.

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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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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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Performance rights exist independently of copyright and moral rights in any work.  The performer is the first owner of the performance and will have rights in their performance and any recording, film or broadcast of that performance. 

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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 webcast will look at the legal issues in the use of mobile technologies in colleges and universities. It will allow colleges and universities to go forward with an awareness of the legal risks, and being confident in compliance. 

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

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The Intellectual Property Office is looking for input on the new small patent claims procedures proposals, which have been designed to simplify and speed up the process.

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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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Where an FOI request is made which covers course materials, colleges and universities may be reluctant to release these, as they are often seen as part of the institution’s assets...(cont'd)

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Following discussions with the BBC and Channel 4, the ERA Licensing Scheme recently confirmed that changes have been made in order to support access to some BBC and Channel 4 on-line services, for educational purposes.   

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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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This one-day seminar, "The future of copyright in the digital age and what it means for you", will bring attendees up to date on recent developments in UK copyright law.

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A consultation has been announced to gather evidence on proposals to widen copyright exceptions including private copying, non-commercial research and library archiving.

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The High Court states that even where private individuals are expressing their own views online the requirements of lawful processing in the DPA can apply.

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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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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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The Cabinet Office recently published this document in order to encourage effective use of public sector data.  

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A website designed to allow people to help to make the internet more accessible has been launched.

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 The OER IPR Support Team will be holding two JISC / HEA funded half day workshops at the Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University, Leicester.

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As part of out commitment to expand the ways by which you can keep in touch with JISC Legal, there's now another way to follow us via our new profile on LinkedIn.

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