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h1. Legislation

(part of [[WP1_1_Research_Of_Available_Resources]])

JISC "Web2 Rights":http://www.web2rights.org.uk/documents.html
"JISC Legal":http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/

h2. Copyright

"Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/contents

Fair dealing / fair use

Use in "education":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/part/I/chapter/III/crossheading/education

Lots of fact sheets at "The UK Copyright Service":http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk

Includes the "Top 10 Copyright Myths":http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/copyright_myths

"Pay The Piper":http://www.paythepiper.co.uk has a post explaining "music copyright":http://www.paythepiper.co.uk/copyright.asp

bq. If you compose a completely original piece of music then it is your own property - you own the copyright, in other words.

bq. Arranging existing music is fraught with difficulties. To put it very simply (and this is indeed a gross simplification) until the composer has been dead for seventy years his music is copyright and you may not make a written arrangement of it without permission.

h2. Data Protection

"Data Protection Act 1998":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents

h2. Freedom Of Information

"Freedom Of Information Act 2000":http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents

h2. Files