JISC Legal : Curriculum Design

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. 

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 useful presentation is a recording of Jason Miles-Campbell on RSC TV. 

The legal issues which arise when using e-assessment in UK FE and HE.

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

An examination of intellectual property rights (IPR) in student created work.

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

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

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

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This paper identifies good copyright practice specifically for those in Further Education.

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

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

We are pleased to announce the launch of JISC Legal Plus - a new staff development service bringing JISC Legal's expertise to your institution at competitive prices...  (cont'd)

The following may represent potential barriers to the release of open educational resources ... (cont)

Although there are many benefits to the adoption of an open educational resource approach with regards to teaching and learning ... (cont)

 In short where the institution does not own the copyright in materials and where the copyright period has not expired, permission, a licence or ... (cont)

 There are, in fact, distinct, jurisdiction-specific versions of the CC licences ... (cont)

(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.

The EU has taken a step towards common rules for cracking down on those who sexually abuse children and post images of the abuse on the internet.

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.

The third sector will see copyright exemptions for public playing of sound recordings and music removed from April 2010

Illegal downloading of copyrighted material is being tackled by the UK Government with a new Digital Economy Bill.

The Ministry of Justice seeks views on updating defamation law so it is fit for the modern age.

JISC Digital Media - A JISC Advance Service - Links Recording Lectures Webcast

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.

A resource from the Higher Education Academy English Subject Centre aimed at those developing courses which suggests that it is necessary to consider copyright clearance from the start.

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

Revised code of practice relating to disabled students in UK higher education institutions.

This useful presentation is a recording of Jason Miles-Campbell on RSC TV.