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Posted on February 02, 2012 10:59
The recent demise of a file sharing service highlights the risks for colleges and universities in considering a move to the cloud or other external service providers.
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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 12:36
The increased use of Twitter, Facebook and email within institutions has led to a rise in unacceptable professional conduct.
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Posted on January 19, 2012 13:01
Social networking sites are changing privacy settings by default which means users' information could be passed on to third party sites.
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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 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 22, 2011 12:40
These top tips serve as a quick reminder of the main areas to be addressed and sources of help available when recording lectures.
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Posted on December 16, 2011 16:45
To stream a feature film there are two issues involved, and two possible sets of permission required .... (cont)
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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 11:00
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 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 06, 2011 11:11
New advice and guidance on making and using clinical healthcare recordings funded by the Strategic Content Alliance for learning and teaching launches today.
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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 28, 2011 09:34
The Government's new set of objectives aim to combat cybercrime and promote economic growth in internet business.
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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 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 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 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 October 18, 2011 10:19
A free patent service has been launched by the Intellectual Property Office.
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Posted on October 17, 2011 11:56
Mobile Learning – Identifying and Reducing the Legal Risks at your College.
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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 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 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 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 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 31, 2011 15:49
One of the legal rights a copyright holder has is the right to control the renting or lending of a work to the public. Copyright in a work is not infr...
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Posted on August 31, 2011 11:48
Amazon encourage multiple purchase of their Kindles for use in education, however at present this does not extend to multiple use of digital con...
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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 15:57
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has confirmed that nearly 30,000 Scottish school pupils received their exam results a day early.
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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 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 June 29, 2011 13:00
A free online course, Intellectual Property Rights for Educational Environments (IPR4EE) has been launched aimed at those involved in developing online and/or open learning and teaching resources.
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