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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.
...lots more good info on "the page":http://www.paythepiper.co.uk/copyright.asp though
"Music Publishers Association - MPA":http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/licensing-music-copyrights
"Performing Rights Society - PRS":http://www.prsformusic.com
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
(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.
...lots more good info on "the page":http://www.paythepiper.co.uk/copyright.asp though
"Music Publishers Association - MPA":http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/licensing-music-copyrights
"Performing Rights Society - PRS":http://www.prsformusic.com
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