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JISC Legal News
06/23/2009 12:00 AM |
| Blogger Loses Right to Anonymity |
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The High Court has ruled that a blogger has no reasonable expectation to anonymity due to the public nature of the activity.
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06/16/2009 12:00 AM |
| JDM Announce Video Assist |
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JISC Digital Media are delighted to announce the launch of their new service, Video Assist.
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06/16/2009 12:00 AM |
| In from the Cold |
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This recent project produced by and funded by JISC aims to assess the impact of Orphan Works on the delivery of services to the public.
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06/12/2009 12:00 AM |
| User Friendly Privacy Notices Please |
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The Information Commissioner Commissioners Office is publishing privacy notices codes of practice which aim to provide businesses with more user friendly privacy notices.
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06/12/2009 12:00 AM |
| BCS Publishes New Personal Data Code |
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New guidelines have been published by The British Computer Society (BCS) which aim to help businesses act responsibly when working with confidential information.
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06/10/2009 12:00 AM |
| Time Wasted in Error Still Counts for FOI Exemption |
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An NHS trust has grounds for refusing an FOI request because of time already spent on it, even where that request was dealt with in error, according to the Information Tribunal.
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06/08/2009 12:00 AM |
| ICO Updated Guide for Privacy Impact Assessments |
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The ICO has issued an updated version of the PIA handbook relevant for institutions considering how to handle personal information and manage risks to personal privacy.
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06/08/2009 12:00 AM |
| Human Rights Override Disclosure of Evidence |
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A legal team has been denied access to a school pupil database due to a potential violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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06/08/2009 12:00 AM |
| Phishing in the Academic Community |
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Institutions should be aware that phishing emails designed to steal personal data are now targeting the academic community.
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06/05/2009 12:00 AM |
| BSI Publish New Standard |
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The British Standards Institution recently published another guide on data protection compliance.
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06/02/2009 12:00 AM |
| NHS Patients Allowed to Delete Records |
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In a bid to protect the privacy of individuals and reduce security risks associated with storing confidential data
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05/28/2009 09:00 PM |
| DP Official Threatens Google |
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A German Data Protection regulator has threatened Google with unspecified sanctions if the search engine fails to comply with the countrys strict privacy laws.
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05/28/2009 10:00 PM |
| Hollywood Duos Sue EU Website |
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Lawyers for the Hollywood duo claim that the Swiss website is illegally profiting from broadcasting their movies online.
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05/28/2009 11:00 PM |
| Copying DVDs Never Legal Says MPAA |
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Lawyers for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) argued that the fair use defence could not be used for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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05/29/2009 12:00 AM |
| Legal Action on the Rise for Bloggers |
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A recent article reported in the Wall Street Journal details how more and more bloggers are at risk of getting sued or threatened with legal action regarding their online postings.
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05/26/2009 12:00 AM |
| JISC Live Webcast: Digital Copyright with Confidence |
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The JISC Legal Webcast on Digital Copyright with Confidence is now available in streamed format for viewing. Bite-sized download version will follow shortly.
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05/20/2009 12:00 AM |
| Image Copyright Issue Settled |
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The film director and actor Woody Allen is to receive £3.3 million in damages under a settlement deal with a company that made unauthorised use of his images.
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05/20/2009 12:00 AM |
| ICO Publishes Report on EU Data Protection Directive |
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The Information CommissionerÂ’s Office (ICO) has published a report that reviews the strength and weaknesses of the EU Data Protection Directive.
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05/12/2009 12:00 AM |
| ACTA A Closely Guarded Secret |
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Digital rights groups have complained that the details regarding the anti-piracy agreement the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is still being withheld despite promises from the US President to release more information.
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05/12/2009 12:00 AM |
| UC Berkeley Database Compromised |
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In yet another incident of cyber-crime to hit the news, hackers broke into the University of California, Berkeley database and stole around 97,000 social security numbers.
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