Workbook on Digital Private Papers > Legal Issues > Intellectual Property Rights
Useful resources relating to IPRs
British Library
Copyright FAQ.
Note: provides online guidance on copyright, in particular the impact of the European Union Directive passed in
Summer 2001 on copying that is carried out for commercial purposes.
Copyright and Licensing for Digital Preservation project
Project website.
Note: this AHRB-funded project investigated the impact of copyright legislation and licensed access to digital
content on the ability of libraries to provide long-term access to that content and suggested ways in which the
problems could be overcome.
Charlesworth, Andrew
Legal Issues relating to the archiving of internet resources in the UK, EU, USA and
Australia: a study undertaken for the JISC and Wellcome Trust, February 2003.
Cornish, Graham P.,
Copyright: interpreting the law for libraries and information services, (Fourth
edition, London: Facet Publishing, 2004).
JISC
Legal guidelines for fair dealing in HE
Note: In 1999 JISC produced guidelines for the copying of electronic materials under fair dealing and library
privileges. Note these guidelines are specific to the Higher Education Sector and date from before the 2001 EU
directive. They are only intended to be pointers to good practice.
JISC and the Publisher's Association,
Guidelines for Fair Dealing in an Electronic
Environment, 1998
Madhaven, Mahesh,
Intellectual Property Rights: An Overview, JISC Legal Intellectual Property Law
Essentials series, 24 Mach 2006.
Office of Public Sector Information,
Online guidance on Crown
Copyright
Padfield, Tim,
Copyright for Archivists and users of archives (Second edition, London: Facet Publishing,
2004).
UK Intellectual Property on the Internet
Note: Government backed website on UK Intellectual Property.
Credits
Thanks to Tim Padfield (Copyright Officer at The National Archives) and Fran Baker (Assistant Literary Archivist at the John Rylands Library) for their assistance with this section on intellectual property rights.
Disclaimer: the guidance given in the Paradigm workbook is not legal advice. Legal advice from a solicitor with expertise in the appropriate field should be sought before taking action in relation to specific matters.
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