JISC Legal : IT

This guidance document examines the Digital Economy Act 2010 and its implications for universities and colleges in the UK.

A checklist of questions for institutions to consider when updating or framing an e-safety policy.

The Data Protection Code of Practice is designed to provide guidance to the FE and HE sectors on issues pertaining to Data Protection law affecting their day-to-day operations.

From the service provider and federation surveys, most expressed a neutral view as to the adoption of new attributes.

An investigation into the feasibility of cross-jurisdiction common access management federation agreements.

A report on the legal aspects of common agreements for federation-identity provider and federation-service provider agreements.

Essentials guide for FE and HE on ISP liability for online content.

The purpose of this Model Policy is to outline the circumstances in which it is permissible for an institution to access the IT accounts of staff members or students.

Disability discrimination law applies to the services including educational services an institution provides to its staff, students, and third parties.

This overview explains the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the 'Act') to UK further and higher education institutions.

This overview paper focuses on disability discrimination in respect of ICT and the provision of educational services in UK publicly-funded further and higher education.

If a college or university delivers any Business and Community Engagement activities online, the institution must make sure that its website and processes comply with the e-commerce rules. This guide gives an overview of these rules.

 User-friendly introduction to intellectual property rights (IPR) issues for e-learning content developers and managers.

A recording of the JISC Legal Copyright & e-Learning - Webcast available to download. 

This paper summarises the legal issues involved in the development and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in learning and teaching.

Guidance for e-learning authors on copyright infringement, defences and licences.

Guidance for e-learning authors on licensing third party materials.

Guidance on the application of data protection law to e-learning administrators at institutions.

This briefing paper provides guidance on the data protection law after the recent developments to the law following the Durant v. FSA case and the effect of the amendments to the DPA 1998 made by the FOIA 2000.

Copyright Advisor, Alan Rae, discusses copyright, e-learning and the pilot CLA digitisation licence within FE. 

Points to consider in protecting software through the patent system.

This paper provides an updated JISC Legal in depth extended examination of Data Protection law and its affect on the use of Information Technology in UK tertiary education. 

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This document describes an investigation process, the legal issues to be considered and provides guidance in formulation of an institutions policy in dealing with incidents of computer misuse and their subsequent investigation at institutions.

This document describes when monitoring is legally permissible.

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Practical guidance for colleges and universities dealing with the legal liabilities which may arise when providing and operating IT facilities.

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Guidance on potential liability for FE and HE in storing information on networks, best practice and limitation of risk.