Day 1 Proper of the conference began with acknowledgements to the organisers, some kind of raffle draw and then a plenary address by an American radio journalist. Altogether this conference has a celebratory feel to it – fitting since this is SAA’s 75th Anniversary year, but very different in tone from the UK conferences where [...]
Posts Tagged ‘copyright’
#SAA11, Thursday 25th August
Posted in Conferences, Preservation Tools, tagged #SAA11, copyright, credibility, motivation, participation, preservation tools, SAA, trust, USA, user generated content, visualization on 26 August 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Digital Economy Bill and User Generated Content
Posted in PhD Research, tagged business models, copyright, debill, innovation, UK, user generated content on 8 April 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I am tired. Last night I watched live proceedings from the House of Commons with increasing disillusionment, as the Digital Economy Bill was ‘washed-up’ with unseemly haste before the dissolution of parliament. There are many reasons – political, ideological, personal, professional – why I am so dismayed by the passing of this deeply flawed [...]
UK Copyright Amendments Consultation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged copyright, UK on 28 March 2010 | 1 Comment »
A quick reminder to UK archivists that the consultation on amendments to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act draws to a close this coming Wednesday, 31st March 2010. The proposals include some important provisions for digital preservation – including allowing the making of multiple copies of copyright works for preservation purposes – and extensions to [...]
