JISC Legal : External Engagement

The Climate Change Act 2008 requires colleges and universities, directly or indirectly, to take action to reduce carbon emissions in order to contribute to the national targets for carbon reduction... (cont'd)

Ownership of copyright is key to the use of works created in universities and colleges, as the owner has control over their reuse.  ... (cont)

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.

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

A single European patent looks ever more likely as agreement is reached on the detail of a unitary patent.

The Climate Change Act 2008 requires colleges and universities, directly or indirectly, to take action to reduce carbon emissions in order to contribute to the national targets for carbon reduction... (cont'd)

A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.

A new law that comes into force today (14 June 2011) in England and Wales will make it easier to protect patent and design rights.

New law gives individuals more control over what information organisations can store on their computer.

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.

A recent official announcement by David Cameron states UK intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to make them “fit for the internet age”. 

A consultation by the GEO seeks views on proposals for draft regulations on the new public sector equality duty.

Removing potentially libellous material posted by website users as soon as possible can protect from liability

Institutions falling to report data breaches can face financial penalties from April 2010

EU approves two agreements on copyright law.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of new and updated legislation governing Europe's telecoms industry. 

The Court of Appeal upholds an earlier ruling by the High Court granting the right to patent a piece of software.

Information Commissioner publishes top tips on freedom of information for public authority communications professionals.

This infoKit from JISC infoNet examines the use of collaborative online tools to support the interactions between further and higher education and its business and community partners.

The University of Glasgow's 'Easy Access IP' and 'Commercial Deals' aim to transfer University-generated IP to the private sector.  For more information, please see: http://www.gla.ac.uk/businessandindustry/technology/.

Interface connects Scottish businesses with universities and research institutions in Scotland, encouraging companies to use academic support in solving their business challenges.  More information can be found at: http://www.interface-online.org.uk/3.

Acumen is a resource developed by the JISC BCE project and JISC Techdis, which provides raccessible and easy to use free tools and information sources on the use of ICT in business, designed to enhance existing and new projects and partnerships. Acumen also showcases the potential for Higher/Further Education and business interaction using web technologies.

This website, which is maintained by the Intellectual Property Office provides guidance on intangible assets and how to manage these assets and create value from them - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ian.htm.

Guidance for public sector organisationsaims to make current equality law more consistent, clearer and easier to follow in order to make society fairer.

This IP Workbook, from Eversheds LLP solicitors, contains practical examples, questions and scenarios on a range of commercially related topics with an intellectual property (IP) dimension.

JISC BCE YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/JISCBCE

JISC Advance's BCE Programme:
http://www.jiscadvance.ac.uk/external-engagement

This site highlights BCE activities across the JISC community:

http://bce.jiscinvolve.org.

JISC infoNet's Embedding Business & Community Engagement Page: 

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/bce/embedding-bce.