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01/29/2010 01:54 PM
University Scientists in Climategate Row
Freedom of Information requests were not dealt with as they should have been by The University of East Anglia.

01/29/2010 11:17 AM
Swift Action by Website Beats Defamation
Removing potentially libellous material posted by website users as soon as possible can protect from liability

01/28/2010 04:33 PM
Data Breaches - ICO Raises the Stakes
Institutions falling to report data breaches can face financial penalties from April 2010

01/27/2010 04:16 PM
Don't Ignore Unclear FOI Requests
The Scottish Information Commissioner publishes new guidance for making and handling FOI requests.

01/26/2010 04:44 PM
CILIP Training Course: Copyright for Beginners
CILIP are offering a full-day training course on Copyright for Beginners, available in London on 3 March 2010, and on 16 September 2010.

01/25/2010 12:33 PM
Safeguarding: Meeting Your e-Safety Duties 03/03/10
New JISC Legal webcast: satisfy your legal duties and inspection needs.

01/22/2010 04:07 PM
Downside of Copying Your Own Work
Where an employee creates a work, unknown to his employer, and copies that work to create something new, there is no case for infringement.

01/22/2010 11:55 AM
RIPA (Part 2) New Codes of Practice
Further to consultation on The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Home Office has published new Codes of Practice that will come into force on 6 April 2010.

01/19/2010 01:59 PM
Sorting Out Your Records Collection
A council were found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after sensitive personal data relating to social work records were found in a filing cabinet bought by a member of the public.

01/19/2010 10:45 AM
Information Tribunal Replaced by General Regulatory Chamber
The Information Tribunal has been abolished and its functions have been subsumed into the General Regulatory Chamber.

01/19/2010 10:10 AM
Taking a Data Protection Case to Court - New Guidance
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publishes new guidance to help individuals in Northern Ireland take a claim to court under the Data Protection Act.

01/15/2010 02:56 PM
Government Launches New Protecting Information Report
This report highlights developments that have taken place since the publication of the Data Handling Review.

01/13/2010 02:32 PM
New Penalties for Serious Data Protection Breaches
ICO issues guidance on its new powers to impose monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.

01/06/2010 10:38 AM
High School Gets Rapped Across The Data Protection Knuckles
A Birmingham high school has been required to sign a formal undertaking after a laptop containing the unencrypted personal details of around a thousand staff and students was stolen. 

01/05/2010 03:02 PM
Big Bucks for Copyright Infringement
An American graduate found guilty of copyright infringement for illegally downoading and uploading songs on Napster and Kazaa is seeking a new trial or a reduction of damages.

12/23/2009 09:24 AM
Google Guilty of Copyright Infringement
French court finds Google guilty of infringing copyright by digitising books and putting extracts online.

12/22/2009 03:37 PM
Take Down Might Not Be The End of the Story...
Penningtons Solicitors have reported on a recent settlement between Getty Images and a removals firm which had used without licence a Getty Images photo.

12/22/2009 02:58 PM
Revised Code of Practice under Section 60 of the FOI (Scotland) Act 2002
The consultation on a revised code of practice can be found on the Scottish Government website.

12/21/2009 02:25 PM
Redaction Time Cannot Count
The Information Tribunal has ruled that redaction time cannot count towards Freedom of Information (FOI) cost capping. 

12/15/2009 02:10 PM
EU Approves Copyright Treaty
EU approves two agreements on copyright law.



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