Latest on: Copyright
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Pinterest, Image Sharing Websites and the Law – video
Published: 6 March 2013Jisc Legal has posted a brief but illuminating video on the legal side of image use online. The video supports a new paper from Jisc Legal on the subject, which can be downloaded in PDF and Word formats from their homepage at: http://jiscleg.al/Pinterest
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New Copyright Consultation on sound recordings
Published: 9 January 2013This week the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched a new consultation (closing date: 4 March 2013) to get stakeholders’ views on the draft regulations that will implement Directive 2011/77/EU, which requires the UK to extend the length of copyright term in sound recordings and performers’ rights in sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. The …
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Confused about copyright?
Published: 8 January 2013Copyright Clearance for Print, Broadcast & Multimedia Production Tuesday 5 March 2013, Central London The BUFVC’s one-day course on copyright is essential for those needing to copy, use and provide access to existing third party content in their work, delivered by expert practitioners in the field. Presented by Alma Hales, Head of Intellectual Property at …
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Government response on copyright exceptions
Published: 20 December 2012Government response to consultation on copyright exceptions Modernising Copyright: A modern, robust and flexible framework Many BUFVC members and associates will be aware that the Government has been engaged in a long process of consultation to consider amending UK copyright law with a view to modernising and streamlining the legislation to support further growth in …
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The copyright Content Map launched
Published: 21 November 2012This industry website showcases legal services available to consumers across films and television, ebooks, music, games and sports sectors. The website also features ‘jargon busting’ and FAQ sections. The stated aim is to ‘help teachers, parents and other consumers know which sites are legal’. Partners in the venture, created by the Alliance for Copyright Property, …
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Responses to the Copyright Consultation published
Published: 26 July 2012Today, Thursday 26 July 2012, the Government published the responses it received during its consultation on Copyright. The Government received 471 responses from interested parties. The submitted responses, with the exception of confidential submissions, are listed on the website in alphabetical order by surname or company/organisation name. N.B. The documents have been edited to remove …
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BUFVC Copyright Guide
Published: 17 July 2012
Our up-to-date guide supports those using moving image and sound media in HE and FE. Written in an accessible, jargon-free free style, it considers how to use third party content, legal exceptions, licensing bodies and much more besides. -
Researchers confused about Copyright & Open Access – report
Published: 9 July 2012Researchers of Tomorrow is the UK’s largest study to date on the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students (born between 1982 and 1994). JISC and the British Library jointly commissioned the three year study in 2009, which involved 17,000 doctoral students from 70 universities at various stages in the project. The research findings reveal: …
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Consultation on Modernising Copyright
Published: 5 July 2012On Monday 2 July 2012 the Government issued a Policy Statement on its Consultation on Modernising Copyright. It can be accessed online here: www.ipo.gov.uk/types/hargreaves.htm Murray Weston, senior advisor to BUFVC and author of the forthcoming BUFVC Guide to Copyright, Can I Copy This?, provides a brief summary and a commentary on its salient points: Following …
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Turning a Resource into an Open Educational Resource (OER)
Published: 23 May 2012The Open Educational Resource Intellectual Property Rights / OER IPR Support Project aims to provide IPR and licensing support for JISC/HEA funded OER Phase 1, 2 and 3 projects in order to help them identify and manage IPR issues with particular emphasis on the use of Creative Commons Licences. They have recently published an animation …
