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JISC Legal release copyright advice on lecture recording

Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 30 July 2010
Tags: copyright | moral rights | performance rights | recording rights | sound recordings | teaching |

The document outlines and discusses all of the rights that are generated in a lecture recording, such as performance rights and recordists' rights, as well as the rights of the intellectual property of the content.

Of particular relevance is the section on copyright exceptions and interpretation of the law in this area. More specific guidelines in the use of different types of media would be welcome, but overall this is a thorough guide that is currently much needed.

Image used with permission. Copyright J. Eaton. All rights reserved.

• Free online audio editing tools

  Posted by Karla Youngs on Wednesday 28 July 2010
  Tags: audio editing | news | sound recordings | web services |

  A new advice document looking at free to use online tools for recording, editing and converting audio files.

• Photoshopping for alternatives

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Monday 26 July 2010
  Tags: image editing | photography | photoshop | software |

  Photoshop was in the news last week - as the tool used by a BP photographer to alter images for use on its website.

• The Digital Economy Act 2010 - don’t get left behind

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Thursday 22 July 2010
  Tags: copyright | podcasts |

  JISC have just released a podcast delivering advice for universities and colleges on the legal ramifications changes in law could mean for HE and FE employees and institutions.

• Summer issue of newsletter now available

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Thursday 22 July 2010
  Tags: news | newsletter | screencast |

  The fourth issue of our newsletter Intermedia is now available.

• Operating your camera remotely

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Wednesday 21 July 2010
  Tags: cameras | equipment | hardware | news | photography |

  We have just published a new advice document on Tethered Camera Operation.

• A window on the musical past of Britain and Ireland

  Posted by Steve Hull on Monday 19 July 2010
  Tags: digital collections | finding audio |

  JISC has funded a sound archive at King's College London containing performances of once-popular artists recorded between 1900 and 1950.

• Open Source is not the same as free

  Posted by Steve Hull on Friday 16 July 2010
  Tags: copyright | open source | software |

  Many people make the mistake of assuming that their open source software is free or that their free software is open source. Software can be both, but the two terms mean very different things. Here's a brief discussion of the differences and what they may mean to you and your institution. These descriptions have been newly added to our Glossary -- check it out for explanations of any terms related to digital media that you're not sure of.

• Sign of the times

  Posted by Stephen Gray on Thursday 15 July 2010
  Tags: accessibility | news | video |

  We've created a new a step-by-step guide to adding a sign language interpreter to your videos.

• Digital preservation cartoon takes to the mountains

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 09 July 2010
  Tags: animation | digital preservation | youtube |

  We've been waiting for the latest instalment of the Team Digital Preservation cartoon series and here it is at last.

• HTML5 vs. Flash (à la VHS vs Betamax)

  Posted by Stephen Gray on Thursday 08 July 2010
  Tags: delivery | flash | standards | video | youtube |

  Recent events have pitched Adobe against Apple in an online video standards stand-off. This has made it difficult for those responsible for online video delivery, finding themselves having to take a side and make a some very difficult decisions.

• Presentation slides on where to find images, video and audio

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Tuesday 06 July 2010
  Tags: event | finding audio | finding images | finding moving images | flickr | news | presentations |

  Here are the presentation slides from the session Sue and Ant gave on where to find images, video and audio at last week's RSC Wales event: Learning in a Digital Wales. #ldw2010

• Free online image editing tools

  Posted by Zak Mensah on Friday 02 July 2010
  Tags: image editing | news | photography | photoshop | software |

  We've just published our latest advice document on Free Online Image Editors.