Elluminate JISC IPR for OER session 2009-10-13
Posted by christaylor on October 14th, 2009
My thoughts from yesterday’s virtual meeting with JISC:
The Creative Commons Licence plug-in for Microsoft Office apps looks useful for those of you converting PowerPoint presentations.
Jackie Milne, Upstream IPR
JISCLegal OER page was mentioned: http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Projects/OpenEducationalResources.aspx
Comments/suggestions were asked for from PMs on possible content for forthcoming JISCLegal webcast.
Accessibility Law, Disability Equality Duty (http://www.dotheduty.org/) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/RightsAndObligations/DisabilityRights/DG_4001068) were mentioned.
Issues discussed around the Data Protection Act also, for any projects carrying information on identifiable living individuals.
Orphan Works
All reasonable steps to find and contact owners must have been taken before deciding to use these, and this is still not without risk. All steps must be recorded documented clearly to minimise risk, and infringement and subsequent liability will generally lie with the employer/HEI.
IP Office website has further info on risk management, and the possibilities of making orphan works available under licence: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-policy-orphanworks.htm
Sect.30 of the 1988 Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act was mentioned (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/ukpga_19880048_en_3) , with regard to using orphan works, but found not to be appropriate for OERs, as only partial works may be reproduced for review or criticism.
Liam Earney, JISC Collections
JISC Casper templates: http://jisc-casper.org/
JISC SCA Risk Management publications: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/elearningrepositoriesbpv1.aspx
Naomi Korn, IPR Consultant
CC licence potentially not suitable for software, particularly with regard to release of source code, Open Source licence more appropriate.
Creative Commons add-in mentioned for MSOffice apps.
Office 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=113b53dd-1cc0-4fbe-9e1d-b91d07c76504
Office 2007: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=d1ddbdc8-627f-415a-9b0a-97362bc9b480&displayLang=en