Course suitable for: Anyone who needs to know how to provide their users with access to digital information whilst staying within the law.
Delegates should already have a good understanding of the basic principles of copyright law. The course is also relevant for people who have already attended the Introduction to Copyright course, and who want to understand how the principles of copyright law apply in an electronic environment.
This course considers how copyright applies to electronic information. Whether you want to digitise material that is currently only available as hard-copy content, to make copies of born digital content, to provide networked access to copyright materials, or to download complete reports from the internet, this course sets out to guide delegates through the copyright maze. Ample opportunities will be provided throughout the day for delegates to ask questions or to discuss any unresolved issues.
outcomes:- An understanding of how copyright law applies to digital content
- Understand where licence agreements rather than copyright law apply
- Know what you can and what you can't copy
- Know how to obtain the required permissions to digitize material
- Be aware of which activities attract the greatest risks
programme:- Copyright in the digital age
- How the copyright exceptions apply to digital content
- Electronic fair dealing
- Making an accessible copy for the visually impaired
- The right of communication to the public
- When does contract law trump copyright law
- Digital rights management
- Electronic rights management information
- Technical protection measures
- How does copyright protect specific types or categories of material
- Websites, weblogs search engines, social networking tools, deep linking
- Broadcasts
- Databases
- DVDs undvideos
- Ebooks undejournals
- Software
- Images
- Relevant legislation
- WIPO copyright treaty
- Directive 2001/29/EC
- Relevant provisions of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
- The Database Regulations
- Relevant case law
- Digital preservation
- Copyright clearance of digital content
- Scanning material from hard copy
- Rental undlending of digital material
speaker:Paul Pedley , Head of Research, Economist Intelligence Unit
Head of Research at EIU. Trainer and specialist in legal issues affecting information professionals.
Paul is Head of Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit. He is a member of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance, CILIP's Freedom of Information Panel, and the Information Rights Forum.
Paul is a Visiting Professor at London Metropolitan University, and Director of Studies for CILIP's Umbrella 2007 conference
Paul's books include "Essential law for information professionals" 2nd edition, "Managing digital rights" (editor), and an e-book on "Digital copyright", which are all published by Facet Publishing.
