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Copyright developments and licensing in relation to the UK HEIs, and the progress of OERs
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Intellectual Property Office - Hargreaves designs main page

Intellectual Property Office - Hargreaves designs main page | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Progress updates on the Designs work taking place as part of the larger scale work to implement the recommendations made by Professor Ian Hargreaves following his review of IP and growth, which were subsequently accepted by the Government.
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No, The UK Did Not Just Abolish Copyright, Despite What Photographers Seem ... - Techdirt

No, The UK Did Not Just Abolish Copyright, Despite What Photographers Seem ... - Techdirt | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
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No, The UK Did Not Just Abolish Copyright, Despite What Photographers Seem ...
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The photographers are freaking out again.
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The Copyright Lobotomy

TechDirt blogger Leah Beadon wrote a brilliant analysis of the basic problem with intellectual property law titled, The Copyright Lobotomy: How Intellectual Property Makes Us Pretend to be Stupid. ...
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Open Librarian: ICORE: The International Council for Open Research and Open Education

ICORE: The International Council for Open Research and Open Education
http://t.co/8Nw8CmsXIR #oer #ukoer
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Open access: four ways it could enhance academic freedom

Open access: four ways it could enhance academic freedom | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
The power of funding alone should not be enough to override academic freedom, argues Curt Rice, nor does open access automatically skew the world of scholarship (#Openaccess "Traditional publishing infringes academic freedom.
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Copyright For Education: Feeling MOOC-y? Think about your content

Copyright For Education: Feeling MOOC-y? Think about your content | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
RT @hopkinsdavid: post on copyright & MOOCs, aimed at the UK universities who are working on content http://t.co/SxgYsyAlJx via @copyrightgirl #ukoer #octel
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CoPILOT: Creating, finding and using Open Educational Resources (OER) for information literacy

CoPILOT: Creating, finding and using Open Educational Resources (OER) for information literacy | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
 
This workshop will give a practical introduction to OER for teaching information literacy. Though a mixture of presentation, group work and hands-on participants will learn to find, evaluate and consider adopting OER for use in their own practice.
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Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers' copyright - The Guardian

Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers' copyright - The Guardian | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
The Guardian Supreme court rules web browsing does not infringe newspapers' copyright The Guardian Jorn Lyssegen, chief executive of Meltwater, said he was "very pleased that the supreme court over-ruled the previous rulings by the court of appeals...
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EU court decision heralds multi-country European music licenses - MSN Money

EU court decision heralds multi-country European music licenses - MSN Money | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
EU court decision heralds multi-country European music licenses MSN Money BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's music royalties societies must now allow artists to sign up to a society of their choice and make multi-country licenses available to the likes...
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Termination Of Employee Refusing To Perform Copyright Infringement Was Illegal - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Termination Of Employee Refusing To Perform Copyright Infringement Was Illegal - Mondaq News Alerts (registration) | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Termination Of Employee Refusing To Perform Copyright Infringement Was Illegal Mondaq News Alerts (registration) Young, employed by an architecture firm as a drafter, was asked to design a foundation plan based on the copyrighted architectural...
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An American case, but an interesting one. 

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Will the UK's New Design Copyright Law Kill Innovation?

Will the UK's New Design Copyright Law Kill Innovation? | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Patrick Cariou’s lawsuit against artist Richard Prince for wrongfully appropriating his photographs of Rastafarians into new artworks provided a benchmark for the role of copyright in contemporary ...
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MOOCs and Libraries: Copyright, Licensing, Open Access

This video is of the "Copyright, Licensing, Open Access" session from the 18-19 March 2013 "MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challeng...
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Google Relaxes DMCA Takedown Restrictions, Eyes Abuse | TorrentFreak

Google Relaxes DMCA Takedown Restrictions, Eyes Abuse | TorrentFreak | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Following requests from some copyright holders, search giant Google has relaxed its DMCA restrictions allowing for more takedown notices to be processed.
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OER for beginners: an introduction to sharing learning resources openly in healthcare education - MEDEV, School of Medical Sciences Education Development

OER for beginners: an introduction to sharing learning resources openly in healthcare education - MEDEV, School of Medical Sciences Education Development | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
MEDEV - Working with our host the school of Medical Sciences Education Development to promote engagement and enhance the student learning experience (@ukoer @MarionManton http://t.co/cPaLMAL4kM #ukoer)...
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Bill to 'modernise UK copyright' receives Royal Assent

Bill to 'modernise UK copyright' receives Royal Assent | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill moving towards implementation (Bill to 'modernise UK copyright' receives Royal Assent - http://t.co/5yvsl5ZXgJ)...
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UK museums must pay for images where copyright is unknown - Art Newspaper

UK museums must pay for images where copyright is unknown - Art Newspaper | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Art Newspaper UK museums must pay for images where copyright is unknown Art Newspaper Several members condemned the government's plans, which require holders of orphan works to pay for copyright licensing on use, rather than when a rights holder...
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8 May 2013 – Piracy and Copyright Infringement – sponsored by PLS & the CLA | Women in Publishing

8 May 2013 – Piracy and Copyright Infringement – sponsored by PLS & the CLA<br /> | Women in Publishing | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
RT @jreadsalot: PLS RT: Info up for my Piracy & Copyright Infringement event at @WIPublishingUK with @emmamhouse & @maddypow ! http://t.co/fuKjfBIRCi
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Digital Public Library of America Launches - Creative Commons

Digital Public Library of America Launches - Creative Commons | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. Creative Commons would like to congratulate the Digital Public Library of America on its official launch today ...
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Google wins YouTube copyright case on DMCA ruling

Google wins YouTube copyright case on DMCA ruling | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Blocked author sees different side to law. (Google wins YouTube copyright case on DMCA ruling - iT News: Google wins YouTube copyright case on DMCA ruling...
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Copyright licensing changes 'just beginning' - The Bookseller

Copyright licensing changes 'just beginning' - The Bookseller | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
The Bookseller Copyright licensing changes 'just beginning' The Bookseller Publishers must get used to a “permanent, never-ending requirement” to keep simplifying copyright licensing rather than imagining it is a one-off job, Richard Hooper told...
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Publishing and copyright licences: academics opt to keep control

Publishing and copyright licences: academics opt to keep control | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Academics prefer to publish their research under the most restrictive forms of copyright, a survey has suggested (Publishing and copyright licences: academics opt to keep control | News | Times Higher Education http://t.co/bO57ejTI3w)...
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Delivering unprecedented access to learning through podcasting as OER, but who's listening? A profile of the external iTunes U user - Open Research Online

Delivering unprecedented access to learning through podcasting as OER, but who's listening? A profile of the external iTunes U user - Open Research Online | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
RT @FRosellAguilar: Podcasting as OER a profile of iTunes U users http://t.co/oPyeP5OmwY
#elearning
#podcasting
#edtech
#iTunesU
#mlearning
#oer13
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Australia To Propose Copyright Reform That Includes Fair Use | Techdirt

Australia To Propose Copyright Reform That Includes Fair Use | Techdirt | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Last year, we noted that Australia was beginning the process of copyright reform, and it appeared that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) was asking the right kinds of questions.
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CC Talks With: David Liao: Open Courseware and CC Licenses - Creative Commons

CC Talks With: David Liao: Open Courseware and CC Licenses - Creative Commons | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators.
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Brighton and Hove City Council pays for copyright breaches - BBC News

Brighton and Hove City Council pays for copyright breaches - BBC News | Copyright in Higher Education: Teaching, Digitisation and OERs | Scoop.it
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Brighton and Hove City Council pays for copyright breaches
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Brighton and Hove City Council has been forced to stump up an undisclosed sum after infringing copyright laws.
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