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Legal Guidance for ICT Use in Education, Research and External Engagement

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e-Learning can be defined as 'learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology'. It can cover a spectrum of activities from the use of technology to support learning as part of a 'blended' approach (a combination of traditional and e-learning approaches), to learning that is delivered entirely online. Whatever the technology, however, learning is the vital element.

JISC Legal provides legal guidance for those developing, delivering and managing e-Learning materials.

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Law, Technology and Assessment (14 February 2013)
This paper considers the legal issues which may arise in relation to the use of e-assessment in UK further and higher education.

3D Digitisation and Intellectual Property Rights (17 January 2013)
This guidance is intended to assist 3D digitisation projects with intellectual property rights issues, including copyright, design rights, moral rights, trade marks and patents.

Mobile Technologies and the Law Overview (19 November 2012)
This paper considers the legal issues likely to arise from the use of mobile devices by colleges and universities. It is relevant for staff with responsibility for planning and managing the introduction and use of mobile technologies in their institution and for lecturers, researchers and support staff using or supporting the use of mobile technologies.

Moral Rights and OERs - Overview (27 April 2012)
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.

Moral Rights and OERs - Essentials (27 April 2012)
The purpose of this Moral Rights and OERs Essentials paper is to provide publishers of open educational resources (OERs) with a summary of when and how moral rights impact on the creation of OERs.

Mobile Technologies and the Law Top Tips (16 April 2012)
Copyright and accessibility law need to be considered when using mobile devices. To help give you confidence in your compliance with the law, here are top tips for getting to grips with copyright and accessibility when using mobile devices.

Law, ICT and Sixth Form Colleges (20 February 2012)
This guidance is intended for staff in sixth form colleges and aims to provide a helpful overview to key legal issues relevant to sixth form colleges in the development and use of ICT.

Security, Mobile Devices and Data Protection (13 February 2012)
This guidance is intended for those in colleges and universities with responsibility for data protection, and for those involved in the introduction and use of mobile devices.

Creative Commons Terminology Guide (27 January 2012)
Creative Commons (CC) is a US based charitable corporation. It is also a network of volunteer organisations around the globe that work independently but in coordination with each other to promote the use of CC licences. CC licences are standardised copyright licences which grant permission to use copyright works, in accordance with the particular standard set of conditions selected by the copyright owner (“licensor”).

Recording Lectures and the Law Top Tips (22 December 2011)
These top tips serve as a quick reminder of the main areas to be addressed and sources of help available when recording lectures.

Personal Data and Consent Management: A Briefing Paper (16 November 2011)

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

Facing up to Facebook: A Guide for FE and HE (02 August 2011)

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

A simplified step-by-step guide to Copyright Law for FE and HE.

Intellectual Property Law Essentials (14 April 2011)

A simplified step-by-step guide to intellectual property law for UK colleges and universities.

Licensing Your Educational Resources Video (30 March 2011)

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.

Strategic Management of IPR for OER in UK HE (29 March 2011)

This paper is written in the context of the JISC and Higher Education Academy Open Educational Resources Programme (Phase 2), and aims to address some of the background issues regarding management of intellectual property rights (IPR) in UK universities.

Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs (15 March 2011)

This paper considers the legal issues which arise in relation to the taking of or possession of images (still and moving) of children for use in an Open Education Resource.

Recording Lectures Video (27 October 2010)

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

Recording Lectures: Legal Considerations (28 July 2010)This guidance examines the legal implications of recording lectures at UK FE and HE institutions, focusing mainly on the issues of copyright and consent.

The Digital Economy Act 2010: Implications for UK Colleges and Universities (23 July 2010)

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

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WRN Interactive Copyright QuizAs 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.

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Clashing Cultures: OER and Rights Clearance (or how to save a copyright officer’s sanity)

In the world of intellectual property, there is no getting away from the fact that clearing rights in audio-visual resources is rarely straightforward. However, there’s a lot of good stuff out there that can be incorporated into OER, without the trials and frustrations of content clearance.

Tangible Benefits of e-Learning

This publication by JISC infoNet, the Association for Learning Technology and the Higher Education Academy explores whether e-Learning is delivering tangible benefits for learners, teachers and institutions.

The OER IPR Support Project Starter Pack

This collection of materials written by Web2Rights, provides briefings, guides, templates, models and sources of further information in order to assist open educational resource (OER) projects get to grips with intellectual property issues at the outset.

OER IPR Support Launched

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.

Copyright in TeachingA 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.

Equality Act 2010 - A Summary Guide for Public Sector Organisations

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

Strategic Content Alliance IPR Toolkit

The Strategic Content Alliance has produced a useful IPR toolkit covering the IPR background, practical tools, template policy statements, case studies and links to further reading.

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

e-Learning Newslinks

Browsing the Internet and Copyright Infringement

The UK Supreme Court will ask the European Court of Justice whether reading web pages, accessed from a supplied link, requires a copyright licence.

Council Involved in Copyright Breach

Brighton and Hove City Council have settled a copyright infringement claim made against them by the CLA.

File-Sharing Website for 3D Printing Sparks Intellectual Property Concerns
Blueprints for 3D printable objects to be made available online for free.

Unauthorised TV Live Streaming Breaches Copyright
The CJEU confirms that unauthorised online retransmission of TV programmes breaches copyright.

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