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Posted on January 31, 2012 13:38
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Posted on January 20, 2012 14:27
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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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 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 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 January 05, 2012 10:59
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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Posted on December 21, 2011 11:35
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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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 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 08, 2011 23:49
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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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 December 02, 2011 15:34
The Cabinet Office recently published this document in order to encourage effective use of public sector data.
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Posted on November 24, 2011 16:46
A website designed to allow people to help to make the internet more accessible has been launched.
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Posted on November 24, 2011 14:40
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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Posted on November 17, 2011 14:06
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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Posted on November 08, 2011 09:44
The OER IPR Support Team will be holding two free half day workshops on Tuesday 6th December 2011 at the Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University, Leicester .
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Posted on October 25, 2011 11:05
This resource, by Tony Kent, aims to provide basic copyright information to guide those involved in the restoration and remastering of old sound recordings.
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Posted on October 20, 2011 10:17
The UCL Constitution Unit project will look at academics' use of FOI and impact of requests on universities and include analysis of FOI requests and appeals, and use case studies to help inform a good practice guide.
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Posted on October 18, 2011 10:19
A free patent service has been launched by the Intellectual Property Office.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 16:48
The Protection of Freedoms Bill was read for the third time and passed by the House of Commons on 11 October 2011. The Bill will now be considered by the House of Lords.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 11:32
Proposals in the Protection of Freedoms Bill include amending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to create a new ‘right to data’ so that government-held datasets can be requested and used by the public.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 10:31
This case concerned the distribution and use of Greek satellite decoders in the UK and exclusive territorial licences granted by the FA Premier League (FAPL) of the rights to broadcast Premier League matches.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 09:54
In this case Ms Murphy did not break any law by receiving the transmission of the football match via a Greek decoder.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 12:26
This article examines the potential impact on HE and FE institutions of the EU Directive that extends the term of protection for performers and sound recordings to 70 years and which came into force on 31 October 2011.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 11:12
Changes to the Protection of Freedoms Bill have been published which are designed to increase protection for unpublished research.
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Posted on September 27, 2011 10:05
The ICO has produced guidance to aid understanding and application of FOI legislation for higher education institutions with a particular focus on research information.
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Posted on September 27, 2011 09:25
New IP guidance to enable businesses to protect their own IP and to respect the IP of others has been launched.
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Posted on September 16, 2011 16:28
A new working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research can be made more accessible.
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Posted on September 16, 2011 14:51
Raising the awareness and understanding of IP among students is key to achieving an IP savvy graduate workforce.
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Posted on September 14, 2011 15:37
Cloud computing - two further papers by the Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Cloud Legal Project
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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 14, 2011 11:52
An EU Directive extending the term of copyright in sound recordings to 70 years was adopted at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on 12th September 2011.
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Posted on September 07, 2011 13:51
A medical student on placement at a hospital transferred personal information of patients onto an unencrypted medical stick.
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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 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 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 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 29, 2011 11:45
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service is organising a series of three e-copyright seminars.
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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 16, 2011 16:23
This one-day seminar, featuring Professor Charles Oppenheim and Emily Goodhand, will bring attendees up-to-date on recent developments in UK copyright law.
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Posted on August 12, 2011 15:02
The number of successsful prosecutions for infringment of UK copyright laws has increased, according to a report into intellectual property crime published this week.
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Posted on August 05, 2011 16:57
The Government has launched a consultation on Open Data.
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Posted on August 04, 2011 11:40
The Equality Act 2010 places a legal obligation on FE and HE institutions to not discriminate against staff, learners and other users and visitors to the institution because of a disability.
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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 July 29, 2011 10:58
According to the ICO, tweets addressed to an institution may constitute valid Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
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Posted on July 21, 2011 15:43
A research centre at Stirling University refused a request for information from a tobacco company on the grounds that it was vexatious under FOISA.
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Posted on July 11, 2011 16:44
HE and FE institutions are being invited to sign-up to a new set of open metadata principles.
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Posted on July 08, 2011 13:59
Two new reports from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) emphasise that increasing amounts of money are being invested in products and services that have IP protection.
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Posted on July 04, 2011 16:21
A recent report published by UK Trade and Investment emphasises how intellectual property protection is related to an increase in foreign turnover.
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