All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'copyright'
Still images advice tagged 'copyright'
Copyright and Still Images: Frequently Asked Questions
This advice document is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) JISC Digital Media has received about copyright in relation to digital still images.
Read full advice document...Can I Use Images Found on the Internet?
Answers to some frequently asked questions about using images downloaded from the web.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Digital Images
Copyright and related rights issues are central to the use of digital images within Higher and Further education. This advice paper provides a broad overview of copyright and related rights as they affect digital images.
Read full advice document...Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
This document is intended as a quick reference guide, answering frequently asked questions about copyright. You are advised to check reference works and/or seek legal advice for your specific circumstances.
Read full advice document...Roles and Responsibilities for Staff Using Images for Teaching and Research
Copyright and related rights issues will be central to most activities involving the use of digital images within teaching and research activities. This paper is aimed at staff using images in this way and highlights the range of rights issues affecting digital images. It includes a stage-by-stage guide to clearing rights in images for use in teaching and research.
Read full advice document...Roles and Responsibilities for Staff Involved in Building Digital Image Collections
Creators of digital image collections, have important choices, decisions and responsibilities. This paper examines the role of copyright for staff who may be involved in the building of image collections.
Read full advice document...Watermarking Images
A watermark is used to convey indelible information about an image to the audience: this might include the name of the copyright owner, date of creation, a logo, contact details, URL and restrictions of usage. Watermarks assist in controlling the use and distribution of images; the more sophisticated systems can support the tracking of protected images across the web. A watermark however, does not prevent unauthorised use of an image, it only informs the end-user that they are using a protected image. Users can choose to ignore this warning.
Read full advice document...Model Release - Permission to Use Images of People
Frequently asked questions about Model Release.
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Audio advice tagged 'copyright'
User Guide to MP3
A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.
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Cross-media advice tagged 'copyright'
Fonts: Basic Guide to Font Licensing
Fonts are software for creating and displaying typefaces. As with any software, you need to license font software in order to use it. This document provides a simple guide to font licensing.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Other Rights for Creating Time-based Media Resources
This advice document provides some basic information on rights issues associated with creating time-based digital media resources. By time-based we mean resources that change over time - including spoken audio, music, animation, and video - as opposed to still images or screen shots, which do not change over time. Rights issues include copyright, recording rights, moral rights and performance rights.
Read full advice document...Audiovisual Copyright: Frequently Asked Questions
By reviewing copyright enquiries which have reached us via our helpdesk, we’ve collated answers to some of the most common. These are presented here as an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
Read full advice document...Copyright: An Overview
Copyright and other intellectual property rights are central to the development, use and sustainability of digital collections. This advice document provides a broad overview of copyright.
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Training courses tagged 'copyright'
Copyright and Digital Media
This informative and stimulating course is run by a leading expert in copyright. It looks in-depth at how copyright and other legal issues impact upon digital media and it will enable you to develop practical approaches to clearing and managing those rights within your own collections.
Read course description...Scanning with the CLA Licence
This course provides a thorough practical overview of how to digitise images and text from print-based materials. You will use a desktop scanner and related technology to effectively enable you to leverage the rights granted to you by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) scanning licence.
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Blog entries tagged 'copyright'
A musical minefield
Anyone who has ever delved into copyright law and music (and came out the other side the same person) will know that simplicity and common sense certainly don’t have a place in this murky area.
Read blog entry...JISC Legal release copyright advice on lecture recording
The hotly awaited paper from JISC Legal regarding rights issues and lecture recordings is now available to download from their website.
Read blog entry...The Digital Economy Act 2010 - don’t get left behind
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.
Read blog entry...Open Source is not the same as free
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.
Read blog entry...Font of all knowledge
We’ve just released a new advice document - Fonts: Basic Guide to Font Licensing.
Read blog entry...Fight for your right (to create time-based media)
We have just published a new advice document titled Copyright and Other Rights for Creating Time-based Media. The document aims to provide an introduction to what rights exist, how they are allocated, and how they need to be attained when creating time-based media such as audio or video productions.
Read blog entry...Google blogjam
Google takes action to address copyright infringement on Blogger.
Read blog entry...All you need to know about copyright
We have just published three new advice documents on copyright and digital media.
Read blog entry...New DACS licence for museums and heritage organisations in the pipeline
On Thursday 2nd July I attended a Museums Copyright Group meeting at which John Robinson, Director of Legal and International at DACS, presented a proposal for a new Museums and Heritage Copyright Licence.
Read blog entry...Free webcast on digital copyright
Steve will be giving a short talk as part of JISC Legal’s free live webcast this afternoon.
Read blog entry...Does Obama’s gift to the Queen infringe copyright?
Via The Guardian. Does the US president’s iPod gift infringe copyright?
Read blog entry...Copyright controversy in New Zealand
The recent past has seen the erosion of the concept of fair dealing in the UK and elsewhere, but the latest proposal by the New Zealand government far exceeds what we have seen over here.
Read blog entry...Smush it up
The developers of a potentially useful new online tool for optimising images have hastily withdrawn one of the main ‘image crushing’ features it launched with.
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