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Posted on February 03, 2012 15:45
Belief that copyright permission has been granted is no defence to infringement of copyright if no valid permission was, in fact, given.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 17:51
Belief that copyright permission has been granted is no defence to infringement of copyright if no valid permission was, in fact, given.
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Posted on January 24, 2012 10:41
A juror who researched a defendant's history on the internet and forwarded details of what she found to fellow members was sentenced to a six month prison term.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 14:43
A digitally altered image was deemed ‘sufficiently original’ where it was a product of deliberate choice and manipulation, expressing skill and labour.
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Posted on January 16, 2012 16:19
The EU Commission will clarify how ISPs and website hosts should deal with removing and blocking access to illegal content.
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Posted on January 12, 2012 14:12
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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Posted on January 12, 2012 13:33
The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.
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Posted on January 10, 2012 13:28
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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Posted on January 09, 2012 12:40
Gay pornography was not capable of “depraving and corrupting” according to a jury.
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Posted on December 23, 2011 09:54
The blog post at http://inforrm.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/law-and-media-tweets-and-tweeters-updated-105-people-to-follow-judith-townend/ gives a u...
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Posted on December 22, 2011 15:47
The Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner this week published its report of an audit of Facebook Ireland Ltd.
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Posted on December 15, 2011 12:44
The ICO has published new guidance on access to official business held in private email accounts.
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Posted on December 15, 2011 11:48
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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Posted on December 15, 2011 11:00
The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.
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Posted on December 14, 2011 15:13
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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Posted on December 14, 2011 10:30
Guidance has been issued by the ICO on how the rules apply for those operating websites and using cookies.
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Posted on December 09, 2011 16:27
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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Posted on November 30, 2011 11:37
Facebook's tighter rules on consent and privacy should help colleges and universities in the UK.
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Posted on November 30, 2011 10:01
Data protection and other legal issues remain the same for a college or university when hosting, offering or using blogs, wikis, and any other ... (
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Posted on November 25, 2011 21:39
Find out what your institution should be doing about its use of cookies in the JISC Legal article entitled "Cookies - Six months Until Enforcement".
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Posted on November 25, 2011 17:07
The law has changed that applies to how cookies are used by websites.
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Posted on November 25, 2011 12:24
The ICO has launched a campaign to get views about what information public authorities including FE and HE institutions should proactively release.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 11:58
This guidance is designed to help institutions deal with consent management when sharing personal data across and between institutions and external service providers.
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Posted on November 18, 2011 11:17
Take a few minutes out to test your knowledge of the law relating to the use of the internet and social media with this online quiz.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 10:30
New tools being developed will shield personal data and reveal when sites do not respect privacy requests.
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Posted on November 04, 2011 16:25
Embedding information rights in education project to be led by Edinburgh's Centre for Research on Families and Relationships.
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Posted on November 03, 2011 12:47
ACAS guide offers practical tips on the impact of social networking on discipline and grievances, bullying, defamation, data protection and privacy.
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Posted on October 31, 2011 10:21
Four out of ten students online are concerned about how their online profiles might affect their future.
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Posted on October 28, 2011 13:37
It is important to recognise that in any situation where a data controller is using a data processor, the data controller remains responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).
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Posted on October 20, 2011 11:07
Joint Committee report on defamation law recommends new notice and take-down internet procedures as well as increased protection for scientists and academics.
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Posted on October 18, 2011 15:23
Recent case law has highlighted the risks of posting inappropriate comments to social networking sites and the importance of institutions having in place a robust internet use policy for both staff and learners, including a policy on the use of social media, to manage such risks.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 16:59
This guidance indicate how requests for access to personal information held in complaint files should be handled.
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Posted on September 14, 2011 12:49
Came into force on 31 December 2009.
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Posted on September 01, 2011 15:38
A user's consent is required before it is lawful to store and access information on their computer.
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Posted on August 31, 2011 16:27
(NLA) v Meltwater - In the particular circumstances of commercial news headlines and their monitoring and copying for commercial gain much of the content will attract copyright protection.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 17:09
This is a practical guide to the terms and conditions commonly found in cloud computing service provision contracts and agreements.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 11:30
In this guide you’ll find information on the legal issues related to cloud computing as relevant to staff, learners and other authorised users.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 11:15
In this guide you’ll find information about the various legal issues related to cloud computing, particularly those of relevance to senior managers in FE and HE.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 10:41
In this guide you will find information on cloud computing and the law as relevant to IT directors.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 09:54
This report is intended to survey the legal issues that are likely to arise when a UK college or university is deciding to adopt a cloud computing service.
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Posted on August 18, 2011 09:52
JISC Legal is pleased to present our free Cloud Computing and the Law toolkit for FE and HE professionals.
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Posted on August 04, 2011 10:51
Vince Cable has announced that controversial plans to force ISPs to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped.
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Posted on August 03, 2011 10:25
Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.
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Posted on August 02, 2011 16:05
In this guide, you’ll find summaries of the key legal considerations of using Facebook in an FE and HE context.
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Posted on August 02, 2011 16:01
In this guide, you’ll find summaries of the key legal considerations of using Facebook in an FE and HE context.
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Posted on July 26, 2011 16:19
Member of staff failed to realise they had made an error while carrying out work on the University’s IT system.
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Posted on July 14, 2011 14:37
An up-to-date, accessible guide for senior managers on ICT law within FE and HE.
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Posted on July 12, 2011 10:29
A new research report from the University of Bedfordshire highlights the major role played by ICT in incidents of stalking.
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Posted on July 05, 2011 12:25
There are two legal issues here, the first concerns data protection, and the second concerns your duty of care to employees.
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Posted on June 23, 2011 16:00
Under the Data Protection Act 1988 (DPA) a college or university must ensure that the personal data relating to its staff, students and others remains secure including protecting such data from accidental loss (the seventh data protection principle)... (cont'd)
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