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IPR, Licences andWhat Do I Have To Do?!

Before You Start: OER, IPR and Licensing Workshop24 November 2010

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Hi!• Jason Miles-Campbell

JISC Legal Service Manager• jason.miles-campbell

@jisclegal.ac.uk• 0141 548 4939• www.jisclegal.ac.uk

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What’s Coming...

• What are intellectual property rights?• What is licensing?• What are your IPR project obligations to the

funders?• Discussion and questions

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When it comes to IPR...

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1. I’m confident2. I’ve a fair idea3. I dabble4. I ask others5. I hide in the toilet

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Copyright in One Slide• Copyright controls copying and other

‘restricted acts’• You must own copyright, or have the

permission of the copyright holder, in order to do the ‘restricted acts’

• A few education-relevant exceptions

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Understanding the CC Licences

• A learning curve for projects, creators and rights holders

• The “not quite CC” syndrome

Issue 1

Solution

• Education and changing perceptions• Understanding CC as permissions• Understanding CC compatibilities etc

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Which licence for you?

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1. CC-02. CC-BY3. CC-BY-SA4. CC-BY-ND5. CC-BY-NC6. CC-BY-NC-SA7. CC-BY-NC-ND8. Various / non-CC9. Don’t know

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The Patchwork Quilt

• A world of rich content and bright lights... often means many licences

Issue 2

Solution

• Accepting limitations• Changing approach to development• Encouraging open, simple licensing

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What’s the expected audience?

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1. UK local/regional2. UK national3. European4. English-speaking global5. Global6. Very varied7. Don’t know

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Any Storm in a Port?

• Ported v unported licences• Over focus on jurisdiction

Issue 3

Solution

• Recognising the audience• Improved understanding of CC

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What’s Your Attitude to IPR?

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1. Anarchist2. Boundaries need pushed3. Pragmatic, not pedantic4. Conservative & cautious5. Strongly risk averse6. Not sure

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... the fact that our system of communication, teaching and entertainment does not grind to a standstill is in large part due to the fact that in most cases infringement of copyright has, historically, been ignored...

“”Mr Justice

Laddie

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Let’s Get Risqué!

• Altruism, anarchy, openness, transparency, copyright = copywrong

Issue 4

Solution

• Recognition of IPR risk in OER• A low risk threshold?• Champion risk-free resources

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Institutional attitude to OER

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Remaining

1. Strong buy-in at all levels2. Staff buy-in, but senior

management untested3. Project is testing the waters4. Some institutional barriers5. Not sure (yet!)

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Yours, Mine, and Minefields

• Ownership of IPR in academic work• Denial, and sensitivities

Issue 5

Solution

• Senior management buy-in• Staff and student buy-in• A diplomatic approach to OER

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How much third party content?

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1. The vast majority2. Lots3. Some4. A little5. None6. Large variations7. Don’t know

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Asking the World...

• Getting third party permissions• The world isn’t changing fast enough

Issue 6

Solution

• Getting buy-in (not just legal)• Accept limits / alter current approach• Wait

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OER Without (Legal) Tears

• Copyright isn’t going to change much• Acceptance of the legal reality• Be mindful of tensions and sensitivities• Avoidance of complex licensing• Focus on using useful building blocks• Wait for the creative world to change

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