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In the News: Data Breach affecting the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
What has happened? Capita (a sub-contractor for many public sector organisations) recently reported a cyber incident involving hackers targeting some of its computer servers.[1] In mid-May it was confirmed that USS members data was held on the affected servers. This affects around 470,000 active, deferred and retired members, and includes the following personal data: What does […]
Orphan Works Post Brexit – What Next?
By Naomi Korn, CEO Orphan works – works that are in copyright but where the rights holders are unknown or cannot be traced – are a global, unsolved problem representing likely billions of items. I was one of the first to study the scale and scope of orphan works across UK cultural heritage organisations, analysed […]
Are Memes Mean? The rights and data protection implications of memes and viral videos
By Jess Pembroke, Head of Data Protection, Naomi Korn Associates “Going viral” is a term used to describe something becoming extremely popular often resulting in images or clips being shared millions of times online. However, what the internet (and its users) often forgets is that behind an image or video clip is an individual, a […]
Copyright Insights for Academic Librarians
Naomi Korn Associates and CILIP Partnership Training Online, Half-Day Course Wednesday 31 May 2023 10am-1pm Copyright and licensing issues present specific challenges for academic librarians who are often responsible for compliance across their organisation. This includes responding to staff and student queries, communicating licensing terms, awareness raising and policy development. We are thrilled to be […]
CILIP Copyright Conference 2023 – Early bird ticket rate ends Friday 31 March
Early bird ticket rates for this year’s CILIP Copyright Conference will be ending on Friday 31 March. This year’s online Copyright Conference is an ideal and unique opportunity for all librarians, archivists and information professionals to update their knowledge and professional practice in this crucial area. Additionally, it will appeal to those who want to […]
Trying to Keep Up: Art, Museums, A.I., and NFTs
By Amalyah Keshet “You can say anything is a work of art… but if you burn a Banksy and then want money for it [selling it as an NFT], that ranks pretty low on the art scale for me.” Art has always reveled in being controversial. So far, 2023 seems to promise a lot of gripping technological […]
NKA at the Association of Cultural Enterprises Conference
Naomi and Sean braved the snow to attend the Annual Association of Cultural Enterprises Conference, which this year took place in Harrogate from 9-10 March 2023. Naomi was thrilled to present a paper on how positive lessons learnt about IP management during Covid, could be harnessed to support recovery from the current cost of living […]
Fair Dealing Week (20 – 24 February 2023)
In honour of Fair Dealing Week, we are proud to launch the toolkit, Creative Commons Licences: A Guide to Data Protection & Copyright, commissioned by National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Projects funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund are required to provide public access to digital resources funded […]
CILIP Online Copyright Conference 16 May 2023
By Naomi Korn Copyright is underpinned by important balances which attempt to address the complex and nuanced relationship between creators’ exclusive rights and specific copying activities which are deemed to be “fair” to rights holders and such, support certain public interest copying activities. Copyright law and practice is therefore essential knowledge for librarians, archivists and […]
Celebrating 20 years of Naomi Korn Associates
By Naomi Korn This year, Naomi Korn Associates celebrates its 20th Anniversary. It’s a massive milestone for the company, growing significantly in size, reach, audience and impact since our humble beginnings as a one-woman-band back in 2003! The values upon which Naomi Korn Associates prides itself are the same then as now. Back in June 2003, […]
When the Public Domain isn’t
By Amalyah Keshet After their copyright terms end (generally around 70 years after their creator’s death), creative works enter the Public Domain and anyone can freely use them for any purpose. This is the copyright bargain: society benefits by granting limited-time monopoly rights to encourage creation, letting creators exploit their works and reap the rewards […]
NKA features in ARA’s Arc Magazine
Naomi Korn Associates is thrilled to be featured twice in the January and February’s edition of Archive and Records Association’s Arc Magazine. On page 16, we have been cited as consultants advising the Science Museums Group on mitigating risks arising from orphan works, and our Head of Data Protection, Jess Pembroke, discusses Data Protection compliance […]
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