JISC Legal : IT

The purpose of this Moral Rights and OERs Overview paper is to guide publishers of open educational resources (OERs) on the meaning of moral rights, when and how these impact on the creation of OERs and measures which may be taken in order to avoid infringement of moral rights.

Our Mobile Technologies and the Law webcast (streamed live on 14 March 2012) can now be accessed in captioned, bite-sized segments.  

Whatever the mobile technology use, there are legal issues to consider from the outset of your project and this is a checklist of the main areas to consider in your planning process.

JISC Legal is pleased to present our free Cloud Computing and the Law toolkit for FE and HE professionals. 

In this guide, you’ll find summaries of the key legal considerations of using Facebook in an FE and HE context.

This is a recording of our Recording Lectures and Screencasts webcast from April 2011, available in captioned, bite-sized segments. It is a practical, relevant guide to the legal, technical and accessibility issues involved in recording lectures and screencasts.   

Jason Miles-Campbell, our Service Manager, provides an informative video about licensing for educational resources, including what licences are available, and considerations in making the choice. 

JISC's Freedom of Information and Research Data: Questions and Answers, written by Andrew Charlesworth and Chris Rusbridge, is available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/foiresearchdata.

This 12 minute video, created for the JISC Innovation and e-Learning Conference 2010, explores FAQs on the legal aspects of recording lectures. 

These Top Ten Tips were created to celebrate JISC Legal's 10th anniversary, all the while looking forward to the challenges UK FE and HE will face in the next ten years.

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

To stream a feature film there are two issues involved, and two possible sets of permission required .... (cont)

The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.

Data protection and other legal issues remain the same for a college or university when hosting, offering or using blogs, wikis, and any other ... (cont)

The Data Protection Act 1988 (DPA) limits the transfer of personal data to countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) (the eighth data protection principle).

The US Patriot Act is intended to assist terrorism prevention in the US and permits access to data by the US intelligence services in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, in the interests of national security

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. 

There are two legal issues here, the first concerns data protection, and the second concerns your duty of care to employees.

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)

Improving the protection of freedom of speech and increasing access to vital communications, including internet use, are proposed in the Queen's speech.

The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010, following the final reading of the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons, the previous night.

A recent Opinion for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has taken a pragmatic approach to the law surrounding the resale of unwanted computer programs.

The Information Rights Tribunal has ruled that the names of three junior members of staff who dealt with complaints made to the Financial Services Authority should have been disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request. 

Belief that copyright permission has been granted is no defence to infringement of copyright if no valid permission was, in fact, given.

The new proposals aim to update and harmonise the current EU data protection regime including strengthening individuals’ rights.

The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.

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.

Came into force on 31 December 2009.   

(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.

The Government has launched a consultation on Open Data.  

Vince Cable has announced that controversial plans to force ISPs to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped. 

JISC Techdis, a JISC Advance service, works with the HE and FE sector in the UK in the field of accessibility and inclusion. http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/

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.

Checklists to help you review your e-safety approach and provision.

e-Safety resources, including a sample audit and core policy.

To assist further education to analyse and review their use of technology in learning.

Schools and colleges can assess their own level of e-safety using this online tool.

Founded in 2002, the Anti-Bullying Alliance provides information on how to effectively tackle bullying in different environments.

Safeguarding is a crucial and influential part of the college inspection and review process.  This will include the e-safety of learners.

The Internet Watch Foundation, established in 1996, aims to minimise the availability of online criminal content.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the exploitation of children.

Becta work mainly with the Government departments within DCSF (Department for Children Schools and Families) and BIS (Business innovation and Skills).  Becta provides guidance for schools and colleges on keeping learners e-safe.

The ICO site offers guidance on data protection and how to keep personal information safe.

Information on and examples of acceptable and unacceptable use of computer systems as well as practical tips on dealing with computer crime.

ACAS, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, have advice leaflets on "Internet and e-mail policies".

The CAST mission is to expand educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development and innovative uses of technology.

The resources on this webpage provide links to information on Interception and Monitoring law available on external websites.

The resources on this webpage provide links to information on liability for hosting institutions.  They are available on external websites.

These draft guidelines produced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities

This article looks at the need for developers of institutional and educational web sites to have a strategy for ensuring optimal accessibility of online content.