Posted on March 29, 2012 15:53
New animated film on Turning a Resource into an Open Educational Resource.
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Posted on March 28, 2012 15:21
Guidance has been issued for government departments and other public sector bodies on how to comply with the new cookies regulations.
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Posted on March 28, 2012 15:20
The need for simpler copyright licensing in the world of digital media has been identified in a new study.
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Posted on March 27, 2012 15:35
A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on social networking site, Twitter, has been sentenced to 56 days imprisonment.
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Posted on March 27, 2012 12:08
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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Posted on March 26, 2012 16:14
A security research company found that 36% of data breaches were caused by ‘a negligent employee or contractor’.
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Posted on March 26, 2012 16:14
The Educational Recording Agency (ERA) has been in discussions with the BBC and Channel 4 to change their terms and conditions to include their on-demand services as services which falls within the ERA licence.
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Posted on March 22, 2012 09:56
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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Posted on March 21, 2012 14:34
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Posted on March 20, 2012 15:48
The HTML version of Briefing Paper Bequest of Research Data.
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Posted on March 20, 2012 14:52
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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Posted on March 19, 2012 15:42
The first step to putting the film content into the VLE is likely to involve making a copy of the content (uploading the content directly from the CD/DVD, for example).
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Posted on March 19, 2012 13:47
‘Communication to the public’ does not cover radio broadcast in a private dental surgery.
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Posted on March 19, 2012 11:23
The Information and Records Management Society is pleased to announce that the 15th IRMS Conference will take place from Sunday 27th to Tuesday 29th May 2012 in Brighton.
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Posted on March 16, 2012 16:46
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s Do Not Track proposals are a step towards standards that will enable a user's browser settings to be used to manage consent to cookies.
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Posted on March 15, 2012 15:35
Home Secretary Teresa May has approved the decision to extradite a student accused of copyright infringement to the US.
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Posted on March 15, 2012 10:39
The ICO papers include an informative presentation on cloud computing and data protection.
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Posted on March 15, 2012 10:09
Changes to copyright law could enable access to new knowledge that would otherwise remain undiscovered.
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Posted on March 14, 2012 11:13
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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Posted on March 14, 2012 09:29
Thirteen UK universities have received awards supporting the management of intellectual property and knowledge exchange.
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Posted on March 13, 2012 16:10
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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Posted on March 13, 2012 12:22
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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Posted on March 13, 2012 11:34
Contact your RSC for support in making good use of this online resource.
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Posted on March 13, 2012 11:10
The workshop is for senior managers, project leaders and decision makers who have an understanding of copyright law and will explore creating an environment and toolkit for dealing with copyright issues appropriately, including the development of a draft IP Policy.
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Posted on March 13, 2012 10:55
The Masterclass will provide in-depth training about the copyright legislation, relevant case law and other related rights.
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Posted on March 12, 2012 14:34
UK data protection boss has concerns over Google's information sharing between services and users' lack of control.
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Posted on March 12, 2012 13:21
A head teacher put up photos of pupils who had low results as motivation to work harder.
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Posted on March 09, 2012 13:37
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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Posted on March 09, 2012 08:56
The Patents Court recently confirmed that copyright in a film will be jointly held by the producer and the principal director unless there is an agreement to the contrary.
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Posted on March 07, 2012 15:38
A recent ICO decision confirms that an email, sent from a private email account, is subject to FOI and should be disclosed.
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Posted on March 07, 2012 10:59
The countdown has begun to JISC Legal's Mobile Technologies and the Law webcast.
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Posted on March 06, 2012 12:10
The High Court recently ruled that the search giant Google wasn’t responsible for defamatory material posted on its blogging site.
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Posted on March 06, 2012 11:39
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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Posted on March 05, 2012 10:45
The Prime Minister is expected to back legislative change in the Protection of Freedoms Bill to make stalking a crime.
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Posted on March 05, 2012 09:17
Mr Justice Teare ruled that a legal claim could be served via an active and legitimate Facebook account.
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Posted on March 02, 2012 10:38
The University of Strathclyde, JISC Legal's host, is in the process of setting-up with HEFCE funding and JISC Advance backing, a new legal guidance service to act as a shared 'in-house' service to subscribing institutions. The service is currently recruiting a Lawyer and Administrator/Secretary.
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Posted on March 02, 2012 09:49
Google implemented changes to its privacy policy yesterday which mean that private data collected by one Google service can be shared with its other platforms including YouTube, Gmail and Blogger.
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Posted on March 01, 2012 16:21
Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information on its website.
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Posted on March 01, 2012 14:34
Our March newsletter is now available.
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Posted on February 29, 2012 12:33
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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Posted on February 28, 2012 14:13
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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Posted on February 28, 2012 10:49
The latest results highlight the impact that the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations have had on the sector.
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Posted on February 27, 2012 15:02
A former student with dyslexia claims that a university's failure to provide transcripts of exam papers prevented him from achieving a first class degree.
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Posted on February 27, 2012 12:11
An alleged report has been leaked that offers detailed guidance on when images should be removed from Facebook.
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Posted on February 24, 2012 10:46
By virtue of s.35 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) an institution is entitled to record broadcasts and communicate the recordings to students situated within the institution
[AF1] provided that the recording is....(cont'd)
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Posted on February 23, 2012 16:03
Mobile apps will have to disclose how a user’s personal data will be used before users download them.
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Posted on February 22, 2012 11:26
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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Posted on February 21, 2012 15:33
Universities UK failed to convince the government that research data should be exempt from release.
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Posted on February 21, 2012 10:11
This webcast will examine and clarify the legal challenges for colleges and universities that are using or considering using cloud computing services.
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Posted on February 20, 2012 13:22
Recording Lectures and Screencasts – A JISC Advance Webcast
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Section 1: Introduction
http://video.strath.ac.uk/11/006-11-11...
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