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EU Orphan Works Exception and a No-Deal Brexit Statement on Impact and Alternatives
A statement from LACA Naomi Korn Associates has been a long-term supporter of The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA). Naomi Korn is the former Chair during which time she led the reform of the UK’s copyright laws on behalf of the cultural heritage sector, resulting in new UK exceptions to copyright in 2014. Patrick Ibbotson is the current LACA […]
Books; Reading and Posting Online: Caring, Sharing and Copyright
By Naomi Korn Sharing is caring, as we are taught, from childhood. It’s socially and culturally acceptable and often encouraged for a myriad of reasons and important societal benefits. However, copyright law does not work on the same premise. Sharing without permission, (which would include copying, publishing, renting, reproducing online etc) is more than just […]
GDPR & Membership Organisations: One Year On
By Naomi Korn GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was transposed into UK law in May 2018 as the Data Protection Act 2018. By increasing the responsibilities of those who process personal data, as well as increasing the rights of people whose personal data is being processed, the sector, the country, the EU and arguably the […]
What Are Our Top Tips for Raising Copyright Awareness in Tour Organisation?
Senior Consultant at Naomi Korn Associates, Debbie McDonnell, gives her views I have worked in copyright for nearly 20 years in organisations varying from charities to museums to the British Council where I advise on copyright issues for staff carrying out cultural relations and education work in the UK and other countries. In each case, […]
Managing Rights Data – Top Ten Tips
Senior Consultant at Naomi Korn Associates, Alex Bromley, gives his views Having a clear understanding of copyright law is vital for information professionals if they are to efficiently and legally manage their collections or assets. What is also important is how this information is presented in a collections management system or DAM system. There may […]
‘A sledgehammer to Crack a Nut’ – Our Expert’s Take On the EU Copyright Reforms
Our Senior Consultant Charles Oppenheim discusses the implications of EU copyright reforms.
GDPR and Top Marketing Tips for Professional Membership Bodies
By Lisa Goldsmith, Consultant, Naomi Korn Associates As the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) law is upon us, professional membership bodies must, if they haven’t done so already, consider their marketing practices and ensure that they are compliant with both the GDPR and the EU e-Privacy Directive PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations). The […]
Being a CILIP Trustee
Since 2015, I have been proud to sit on CILIP Board as a Trustee and on CILIP’s Audit Committee. The elections for CILIP Board open at the beginning of November and I wanted to share the importance of the relationship I have with CILIP, why I am standing again and what I offer CILIP and […]
Reflections from Chairing CILIP Copyright Conference
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of both setting the programme and chairing the CILIP Copyright Conference for another year. (c) Fred Saunderson, via twitter What an amazing day. Fantastic speakers and great audience engagement. We tweeted so much good stuff that we constantly trended on Twitter! There was loads to take on from our great […]
A Copyright Shout Out to Schools and School Librarians
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of presenting to CILIP’s Schools Library’s Group. It was a tremendous and highly enjoyable opportunity to discuss the relationship between copyright and contracts, and how copying in schools is a fundamental part of digital literacy, particularly in “Instant Gratification Culture” where anything can be accessed anywhere and […]
Unpublished Text Based Works & 2039
FIRST PUBLISHED ON THE CILIP WEBSITE Imagine you find a letter in your library, archive or museum. It is old, really old; an important historic document that has never seen the light of day before. This might include letters written in the First World War, diaries by Suffragettes and even notes from the Easter Uprising […]
CILIP Copyright Briefing 2016: Chair’s Report
On Thursday, I had the pleasure of chairing and arranging the programme for the CILIP Copyright Executive Briefing. This was a collaboration between CILIP and LACA (Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance). LACA has been instrumental in lobbying for and achieving copyright reform in the UK. I’ve been proud to Chair LACA now for just under […]
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