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Posted on February 07, 2012 11:06
A new report published by Beatbullying considers the state of cyberbullying amongst children, young people and teachers in the UK.
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Posted on January 06, 2012 15:12
The Law Society has published a practice note that examines the use of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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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 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 December 06, 2011 12:49
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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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 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 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 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 September 15, 2011 13:34
In a recent court case a man was jailed for improper user of a public electronic communications network.
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Posted on August 31, 2011 18:21
Online defamation cases in England and Wales have more than doubled in the last year.
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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 June 03, 2011 11:31
We are pleased to announce the launch of JISC Legal Plus - a new staff development service bringing JISC Legal's expertise to your institution at competitive prices... (cont'd)
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Posted on May 19, 2011 09:41
This is a decision for the institution to make. There have certainly been various news articles highlighting privacy and data protection concerns related to Facebook, and similar issues apply to other external social networking sites ... (cont)
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Posted on April 21, 2011 12:05
JISC Legal offer you a variety of resources to help you do this ... (cont)
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Posted on April 19, 2011 09:00
A recent EU survey finds that 77% of 13-16 year olds have a social networking profile and 25% say their profile is open to the public.
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Posted on March 16, 2011 10:45
The draft Bill aims to strike the right balance between protection of freedom of speech and protection of reputation and includes new statutory defences and is open for consultation until 10 June 2011.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 15:07
The UK‘s first libel action arising from comments made via Twitter has resulted in a payment of £3,000 in damages and reportedly around £50,000 in legal costs.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 12:28
We have issued two new guidance papers on OERs: Strategic Managment of IPR for OER in UK HE and Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 10:56
This paper considers the legal issues which arise in relation to the taking of or possession of images (still and moving) of children for use in an Open Education Resource.
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Posted on February 22, 2011 09:55
According to the UK government, cybercrime is costing the country around £1000 every second.
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Posted on February 18, 2011 09:16
Universities UK has published a report looking at how institutions can promote freedom of speech on campus, while protecting the welfare of staff, students and the wider community.
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Posted on February 11, 2011 15:40
Tweets should be considered public and can be published, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled.
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Posted on February 11, 2011 14:37
This bill seeks to amend current defamation legislation and is progressing through Parliament. The main focus of the bill is to make sure that defamation legislation is fit for modern times.
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Posted on January 26, 2011 14:13
The Cloud Industry Forum has launched a Code of Practice for cloud service providers.
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Posted on January 17, 2011 09:30
This JANET factsheet on providing email accounts for alumni is intended to assist in considering all the potential issues involved, with JISC Legal contribution from a legal perspective.
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Posted on December 01, 2010 10:06
A consultation in respect of two specific changes to RIPA is being run by the Home Office.
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Posted on November 19, 2010 14:26
Causing "substantial damage or distress to individuals" by processing their personal data unfairly is likely to result in a fine.
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Posted on October 19, 2010 11:19
Authoritative statutory guidance published on equal pay, employment, and services, public functions and associations.
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Posted on October 18, 2010 10:43
The Attorney General wants 'further discussions' on liability of sites where online comments prejudice the fairness of trials.
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Posted on September 28, 2010 09:58
Service providers only become liable once told of specific infringing content and fail to act.
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Posted on September 13, 2010 12:45
NASUWT calls the new online communications code for teachers, a waste of money and unnecessary.
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Posted on September 13, 2010 10:52
A technology critic warns against the potential repercussions of 'tweeting in haste'.
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Posted on August 25, 2010 11:52
Minister suggests law reform by Parliament is required to prevent judicial decisions creating a privacy law 'by stealth'.
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Posted on August 23, 2010 15:11
One in twenty employees face a reprimand for email 'bloomers'.
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Posted on August 18, 2010 14:15
Google's chief executive warns of the future impact of making personal information freely available online.
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Posted on August 17, 2010 09:26
Experian survey finds that more than 50 per cent of passwords are made up of information freely available online, putting millions at potential risk of identity fraud.
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Posted on August 13, 2010 14:46
More Facebook users are reporting suspicious behaviour.
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Posted on July 28, 2010 12:17
An indecent image of children posted onto a law student’s Facebook page, together with a comment falsely indicating he was a paedophile, was held to be defamatory and deeply offensive.
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Posted on July 13, 2010 10:38
A Defamation Bill, to be published next year, will balance freedom of speech with protection of reputation.
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Posted on June 25, 2010 13:36
An aspect report by HM Inspectors on behalf of the Scottish Funding Council to identify approaches and best practice and to make recommendations for improvement.
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Posted on June 02, 2010 11:21
A final-year computer science student at University College London has been fined £300 for 'bringing the college into disrepute' through the contents of his site, FitFinder.
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Posted on April 09, 2010 15:12
A recent High Court ruling held that the operator of a blogging website can avoid liability for content posted on his website so long as he does not interfere with the original posting.
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Posted on March 31, 2010 11:31
Specific e-safety policy template available.
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Posted on March 31, 2010 11:20
e-Safety resources, including a sample audit and core policy.
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Posted on March 29, 2010 16:20
Jackie Milne presented on legal aspects of safeguarding e-safety.
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Posted on March 09, 2010 09:44
Under new Government proposals the amount of fees that solicitors can charge for successful libel cases on a no-win, no-fee basis will dramatically be reduced from April this year.
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Posted on March 03, 2010 09:48
A checklist of questions for institutions to consider when updating or framing an e-safety policy.
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Posted on March 02, 2010 13:01
This webcast was designed to assist institutions in meeting their legal duties and inspection needs in relation to safeguarding and e-security. 
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Posted on March 01, 2010 14:16
The Welsh Repository Network has published a learning tool to help you consider some of the copyright issues for multimedia respositories.
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