TFPL training course

Digital copyright

London
Price: £350.00 + VAT Level: 2

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"Excellent- would definitely recommend it"

"Everything was excellent, I was impressed both with Paul and TFPL"

introduction:

This course considers how copyright applies to electronic information. Whether you want to digitise material that is currently only available as hard-copy content, to make copies of born digital content, to provide networked access to copyright materials, or to download complete reports from the internet, this course sets out to guide delegates through the copyright maze. Ample opportunities will be provided throughout the day for delegates to ask questions or to discuss any unresolved issues.

outcomes:

An understanding of how copyright law applies to digital content
Understand where licence agreements rather than copyright law apply
Know what you can and what you can't copy
Know how to obtain the required permissions to digitize material
Be aware of which activities attract the greatest risks

programme:

Copyright in the digital age
How the copyright exceptions apply to digital content
- Electronic fair dealing
- Making an accessible copy for the visually impaired
The right of communication to the public
When does contract law trump copyright law
Digital rights management
- Electronic rights management information
- Technical protection measures
How does copyright protect specific types or categories of material
- Websites, weblogs search engines, social networking tools, deep linking
- Broadcasts
- Databases
- DVDs & videos
- Ebooks & ejournals
- Software
- Images
Relevant legislation
- WIPO copyright treaty
- Directive 2001/29/EC
- Relevant provisions of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
- The Database Regulations
- Relevant case law
- Digital preservation
- Copyright clearance of digital content
- Scanning material from hard copy
- Rental & lending of digital material

speaker:

Paul Pedley , Trainer

teaching style:

Presentations, group work and plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion

who should attend?

Anyone who needs to know how to provide their users with access to digital information whilst staying within the law.
Delegates should already have a good understanding of the basic principles of copyright law. The course is also relevant for people who have already attended the Introduction to Copyright course, and who want to understand how the principles of copyright law apply in an electronic environment.

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