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JISC Legal has upgraded their website and want to highlight some of the changes and features which make accessing their guidance more straightforward, helping you to avoid legal barriers to the development and use of ICT in education.
They have produced a short homemade video to point out some of the new features which aim to [...]

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One of JANET’s activities is to monitor and, where possible, influence developments in legislation that affect universities, colleges and schools as operators of large computer networks. A new blog has been launched that will provide updates on developing areas of law and regulation.
The blog will mostly be concerned with changes and developments: areas of [...]

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If you are baffled by what copyright law permits and does not permit you to do with digital and print resources, then this webcast is for you.
This webcast, to be delivered on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 2pm, will examine the legal issues surrounding copyright licences and digital content such as texts, images, sounds, and [...]

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The Copyright Toolkit is an online resource aimed at helping people in the education sector who need to deal with copyright issues around using multimedia in learning environments. It features background information about copyright law and a set of interactive exercises to help you understand the key points.
The Toolkit has been developed by Copy-Right Consultants, [...]

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