JISC Legal : News

Changes to copyright law could enable access to new knowledge that would otherwise remain undiscovered.

JISC's online conference Innovating e-Learning 2011 is being held from 22 - 25 November, and as part of the pre-conference activity week JISC Legal have recorded a short webcast entitled Mobile Learning - Identifying and Reducing the Legal Risks at your College.

Raising the awareness and understanding of IP among students is key to achieving an IP savvy graduate workforce.

A user's consent is required before it is lawful to store and access information on their computer.

Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.

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.

One day workshops for those interested in licensed content for teaching and learning

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.

A group of universities plans to draw together existing free online learning materials from around the world and create degree programmes.

The Cloud Industry Forum has launched a Code of Practice for cloud service providers.

The Risk Management Calculator will help gauge the risks associated with publishing open educational materials.

The European Union and the US have published a website to encourage use of intellectual property rights.

Identifying changes in the UK's IP system to promote innovation and economic growth.

This significant case confirms that copyright can subsist in a newspaper headline. It also confirms that a user that pays for a web monitoring service requires a licence from the newspaper or the NLA.

Your views are wanted on remedies for innocent infringement of UK registered designs.

This project will provide IPR and licensing support for JISC/HEA funded OER Phase 2 projects with particular emphasis on the use of Creative Commons Licences.

ICO has met with representives from the HE sector to discuss the implications of FOI legislation.

Streamlined processes for resolving lower value and less complex IP disputes have been created.

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.

Authoritative statutory guidance published on equal pay, employment, and services, public functions and associations.