JISC

Web2.0 engagement poses interesting copyright and other intellectual property rights and other legal issues for FE and HE. In particular, many JISC funded projects are exploring the development, deployment and adaptation of next generation technologies. The wide scale engagement of these new technologies within teaching, learning, research and administration, is resulting in a number of crucial rights issues, which includes ambiguities surrounding the ownership of rights, enforcement of rights and the implementation of measures to ensure that risks are mitigated where ever possible.

The JISC IPR Consultancy, represented by Professor Charles Oppenheim, was established in 2005 to co-ordinate JISC's policy into Intellectual Property Rights and rights management. Part of the outcome of their research work has been a paper on Web2.0 and IP, resulting in a further JISC funded project Web2Rights JISC Legal, represented by Jason Campbell, is a JISC funded service providing free high quality legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies. JISC Legal runs training events, provides publications, and offers an enquiry service.

This session will explore the rights issues which arise from Web2.0 engagement, as well as referencing other legal issues which may be relevant in this context. This session will provide an opportunity for delegates to raise issues that may affect them The session will be of interest to JISC funded projects and all staff working within FE and HE involved in the use of next generation technologies.

Objectives

• Landscape overview of the copyright and other intellectual property rights issues resulting from Web 2.0 engagement within teaching, learning, research and administration activities
• Outlining of other legal issues which might arise from Web 2.0 engagement
• Reference to specific issues which have arisen within JISC funded projects
• Sign posting to resources which can help in Web 2.0 engagement
• Opportunity for delegates to raise specific issues which they may have encountered

Speakers

• Professor Charles Oppenheim (JISC IPR Consultancy) - Session Chair
• Jason Campbell (JISC Legal)

Audience

FE and HE staff who are interested/have responsibility for ICT and related areas. JISC funded projects engaging with new technologies.  Anyone else with an interest in the IP issues arising from the development, deployment and adaptation of Web2.0 technologies

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