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SCA IPR toolkit - Practical tools

Back to the Intellectual Property Rights toolkit

General resources and further information

• Intellectual Property Office Overview of the legislative framework and policy issues/developments regarding Intellectual Property Rights
• Office for Public Sector Information Information about Crown Copyright material, click use licence for reusing Crown Copyright material and access to the consolidated copyright legislation.
• British Library Business and IP Centre Provision of resources, support and advice relating to the creation and exploitation of IP within a business context
• Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Licensing schemes and open content licensing initiatives
• Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS)
• Creative Commons
• Resources for health professionals

Resources for schools, colleges and universities

• JISC Digital Media Online Image Finding Tutorial Interactive tool providing information about how to find images online that can be used with the least amount of restrictions
• Web2Rights Project JISC-funded project providing interactive copyright and other legal issues tools, resources and charts for use by JISC funded projects
• JISC Casper Interactive tools and associated resources for dealing with copyright issues in schools and projects who are reusing content
• JISC IPR and Web2.0 Animation IPR and Web2.0 animation commissioned by JISC and built around the Web2Rights project deliverables
• BECTA Information about IPR for schools
• JISC IPR Consultancy Briefing documents about IPR and monthly IPR Newsletter
• JISC Open Content Licences Overview Paper Overview paper providing guidance about the use of open content licences for JISC-funded projects
• JISC Model Licence Interactive Interactive tool, which provides an overview of the benefits of the JISC Model Licence
• TrustDR Project JISC-funded project providing supporting documentation relating to the establishment of a digital rights management system for repositories
• JISC Legal Support for HEIs and FEIs on legal issues
• OSS Watch Support for HEIs and FEIs on open source licences

Resources for the cultural heritage sector

• Collections Link Comprehensive resources relating to IP and licensing for cultural heritage bodies
• UKOLN