A short and final post to let you know the DCC Blawg has come to an end. As part of the Phase III restructuring of the DCC there will be some changes in the coming months. One of these is that the DCC will no longer have a legal component.Should you have any queries about
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Digital Lives – New Paper on Legal and Ethical Issues
The Digital Lives Project has just released what looks to be a very useful and comprehensive discussion paper on Legal and Ethical Issues authored by Andrew Charlesworth.The paper examines a range of legal and ethical issues that pertain to personal digital archives and their collection, preservation and access. The legal areas covered include copyright, data
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New data protection resources
The DCC has published a new standards watch paper on BS 10012 Data Protection — Specification for a Personal Information Management System.The standard, which is the first British standard for the management of personal information was introduced in May this year. It was developed by the British Standards Insitute (BSI) to provide a framework that
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Digital Evidence Workshops
We wanted to let you know about a series of workshops on the subject of digital evidence taking place next week at Liverpool University. These will investigate how digital information should be considered in court; and the consequential need to create new rules of evidence based not on tradition but on how digital information actually…
Press release – JISC Collections to acquire Content Complete Ltd
You may be interested in the following press release from the JISC Collections service:“JISC Collections, the organisation which manages the acquisition and provision of digital resources for universities and colleges in the UK, has reached an agreement to acquire Content Complete Ltd, the Oxfordshire-based licensing and negotiations company.Content Complete was established in 2003 by Albert…
Digital Britain – Implementation Plan
The UK government has released the details of how it will implement the recommendations in its Digital Britain report. The Digital Britain report was a government commissioned study published in June of this year that made recommendations for how the government could deal with online piracy, extend broadband internet access, and better regulate digital…
Safe Storage and Transfer of Research Data – Free Seminar
For those of you in, or near Edinburgh, the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (WTCRF) is running a free lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 23rd September on the topic of ‘Safe Storage and Transfer of Research Data’.The seminar will provide an update on the current policies for storing and transferring data (which have been recently revised)…
IPR and Licensing Workshops – London
The Strategic Content Alliance is running a series of free IPR and Licensing workshops over the Autumn in London. These are aimed at policy makers and practitioners involved in the delivery of online content and services over the internet.The practical workshops are designed to appeal anyone involved in the digital content lifecycle from creation to…
New journal on the topic of open source software law
A short post to alert you to a new journal on the topic on open source software law.The International Free and Open Source Software Law Review (IFOSS L. Rev.) is a collaborative legal publication aiming to increase knowledge and understanding among lawyers about Free and Open Source Software issues. Topics covered include copyright, licence implementation,…
Implementing open data….and fruit skewers
Had an enjoyable day at the Beyond the Repository Fringe on Friday. Thanks a lot to the organisers.The highlight for me was the tutorial from Jordan Hatcher & Jo Walsh on Implementing Open Data.Jordan’s run down of the legal tools offered by Open Data Commons was useful. I was previously aware of these but thought…