JISC Legal : Research

This briefing addresses the legal issues that further and higher education institutions may face when engaging with employers as part of their Business and Community Engagement ("BCE") activities.

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. 

This guidance is designed to help institutions deal with consent management when sharing personal data across and between institutions and external service providers.

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.

JISC Legal for UK Research is your guide to they way JISC Legal contributes to providing infrastructure and support to the needs of researchers. 

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

The first part of our series on Business and Community Engagement (BCE). This video covers the legal implications of data sharing and research, the application of the Data Protection Act and the application of Freedom of Information legislation. 

This document will assist those dealing with State Aid issues in the context of BCE activities.

This guidance will assist the UK funding bodies when dealing with State Aid issues in the context of BCE.

This guidance document is intended to provide relevant personnel within further and higher education institutions with an introduction to State Aid law and clarify some of the issues which such institutions may face when collaborating with, or providing services to, the private sector.

Report on the use of Publicly-funded Infrastructure, Services and Intellectual Property.

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.

This publication is aimed at UK further and higher education staff working in areas related to knowledge transfer, work based learning, community links, outreach, CPD, employer engagement, wider participation, and lifelong learning.

This briefing gives an overview of some of the legal issues which may arise in relation to the use of technology by UK further and higher education establishments in their Business and Community Engagement ("BCE") activities.

Unfortunately there is no case law to define whether an activity is ‘commercial’ or not, and there is no definitive wording within the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.   

It is possible to adapt some that are available online providing you comply with the licence conditions. 

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)

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)

A new bill seeking to strengthen Scotland's freedom of information legislation is being considered by their government.

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.   

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.

The unitary EU patent is a step closer with the agreement to proceed with the support of 25 of the 27 EU countries.

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 controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA) is to be reviewed by the High Court and subject to a Parliamentary enquiry

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

Data protection law needs to provide more clarity on what actually constitutes personal data.

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

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

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

As part of the Welsh Repository Network (WRN) project an interactive quiz regarding, copyright implications with multimedia deposits, was created for a repository staff training session. 

This JISC infoNet infokit is an online resource that provides support and guidance to institutions development their RIM systems.

 Model research collaboration agreements devised by the Lambert Working Group.

The Publishers Association / JISC model licence framework for material supplied in electronic form.

 The Research Information Network is a useful resource for general information for the UK Research and Information community.

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

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.

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.

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