Copyright Basics for Creators

This course provides a comprehensive guide to implementing and managing copyright compliance within an organisation. The course builds on existing knowledge to ensure participants understand in depth the requirements for implementing and managing a successful program of copyright/IP compliance to help them optimise access to their copyright and IP assets.

This course is a comprehensive guide to implementing and managing data protection compliance within an organisation. It builds on existing knowledge to ensure delegates understand in depth the requirements for implementing and managing a successful program of privacy and data protection compliance. The first session covers the legislative framework and the role of the Data Protection Officer. The second session focuses on policies, training, and awareness. The third session delves into documentation and accountability. Finally, the fourth session addresses leadership, breach response, and emerging issues. Participants are assessed through development of an action plan.

This half-day course introduces participants to the challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to personal data. It analyses key issues the nature of AI presents to complying with the UK data protection law regime (the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR), covering data protection principles, such as lawfulness, fairness, transparency and security, and respecting people’s rights. It draws from current developments in the UK and globally, giving participants the skills and knowledge to address the contemporary challenges that come with using new technologies. The course also examines intellectual property ownership as a specific ethical issue relating to AI.

Commercial Licensing is the process of licensing the use of Intellectual Property (IP) assets such as a trade mark or a copyrighted work. It can be a lucrative source of income. This course uses case studies, scenarios and discussions to enable you to navigate the steps required to develop the commercial potential of your assets.

Copyright in audio visual material such as film and sound recordings is complicated due to the layers of rights that need to be considered. This course examines the copyright and other rights issues inherent in audio visual works and how they may be used and licensed.

Copyright will arise wherever content is being commissioned. To protect rights and maximise investment, organisations need to use contractual agreements which include clauses in which copyright ownership and use are clarified. In this course, you will learn about simple, practical tools and frameworks to help you when commissioning others, including artists, photographers, film makers, musicians, designers, or writers.

This six-hour training course, delivered as two half-day sessions, provides a comprehensive overview of copyright issues related to digital preservation. Focusing on both born-digital materials and digital surrogates, the course offers an in-depth examination of how copyright and licensing considerations affect the long-term preservation, management, and accessibility of digital collections. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of key legal principles, risk management strategies, and best practices for ensuring compliance while maximizing the usability of preserved digital content.

The cultural heritage sector relies on volunteers. However, volunteers do not have the same legal status as employees in terms of copyright. This means that a good understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities around copyright is integral to managing volunteer roles.

Copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to the creator of original work to permit or prevent other people from copying it. Knowing about copyright is therefore crucial for anyone acquiring works or creating, commissioning, publishing and reproducing content.

This detailed course provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical aspects of copyright which is essential to understand for any organisation looking to protect and commercialise relevant intellectual property as well as use content created by others. Other forms of intellectual property are briefly outlined.

Licences are the tool used by rights holders to enable the reuse of their intellectual property assets. This detailed intermediary course provides a solid grounding in how licences are intrinsic to the use and the protection of copyright works.

Creative Commons Licences are increasingly used to facilitate the sharing and repurposing of copyright-protected content, including resources developed using public funding. This course explains the implications of each type of Creative Commons licence and explores both the advantages and the risks associated with their use.

Crown copyright subsists in material created by civil servants, ministers and government departments and agencies. Parliamentary copyright applies to work made by or under the direction or control of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. This intermediate course explores how different rules apply to Crown and Parliamentary copyright works.

This half day course provides a practical approach to understanding data protection. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate data protection in real-world scenarios. Attendees will also gain an understanding of the UK’s key data protection legislation (the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018). The course focuses on some key areas of compliance, such as data subject requests, data protection principles, and response strategies to data breaches.

This comprehensive full day course provides a practical and hands-on approach to understanding data protection. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate data protection in real-world scenarios. Attendees will also gain an understanding of the UK’s key data protection legislation (the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018). In addition to focusing on key areas of compliance, such as the role of Data Protection Officers, data protection principles, and response strategies to data breaches, this course also covers data protection by design and response strategies to data breaches with confidence.

This comprehensive half day course provides a practical approach to understanding data protection in the context of archives and, museums. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate data protection in real-world scenarios. Attendees will also gain an understanding of the UK’s key data protection legislation (the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018) and how it relates specifically to archives and museums.

This course will benefit participants seeking a practical course to help understand their responsibilities when individuals exercise their rights under data protection law. This course explores the management of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) with scenarios that guide participants through the essential steps involved in handling requests compliantly.

Exceptions to copyright provide opportunities to use copyright protected works without the need to get permission from rights holders. However, they can only be used in specific contexts defined by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. This intermediate course explores exceptions to copyright and how they can be used to support a broad range of activities.

This course provides a practical approach to understanding the security elements of data protection. Participants will gain an understanding of the UK’s key data protection legislation (the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018) and how these relate to the wider discipline of information/cyber security. The course focuses on key areas of compliance, such as technical security controls, response strategies to data breaches and reporting to the ICO. The course explores the practical application of data protection using real-world scenarios.

This course will benefit participants looking for a course to help them understand the requirements of Data Sharing Agreements and Data Processing Addendums. It will also explore the relationship between a Data Processor and a Data Controller. The course uses examples to take participants through the necessary steps and legal considerations.

This half-day course sets out and explains the regulatory framework for conducting lawful marketing via electronic means. Participants will not only gain knowledge of key laws operating in this sphere – the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the UK General Data Protection Regulations – but will also understand their relationship in a marketing context. The course addresses a knowledge gap when consent is needed to lawfully send marketing messages to individuals and how to demonstrate compliance when obtaining valid consent (including for cookies). This is achieved with accessible explanations of the rules, real-life examples and case studies.

In copyright, where the rights holders are either unknown or cannot be traced, these are known as Orphan Works. Across UK heritage institutions, there will be hundreds of millions of orphan works, including photographs, letters, prints, films, sound recordings, plays, broadcasts and drawings. The dilemma for those wishing to use orphan works is whether they use the UK’s Orphan Works Licensing scheme, apply another exception, adopt an approach to mitigate risk or not to use at all.

This course will benefit practitioners looking for a practical course to help them understand the requirements of Privacy by Design and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)s. The course uses mock examples of a DPIA to walk through the necessary steps and legal considerations.

This course will benefit participants seeking a practical course to help understand their responsibilities when individuals exercise their rights under Freedom of Information and also includes Environmental Information Regulations. This course explores the management of Freedom of Information Requests (FOIs) with scenarios that guide participants through the essential steps involved in handling requests compliantly. NB, This course covers the Freedom of Information Act in detail (not the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002). The course main focus is the Freedom of Information Act in the most depth, with a lighter touch examinations of the Environmental Information Regulations.