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**UKOLUG Meeting***
Repeated by popular demand
**Keep it Legal**
Tuesday 29th February 2000, 09.30 - 16.40
Library Associatoin, 7 Ridgemount Street, London WC1E 7AE
This event will bring delegates up to date in two important areas of law that
affect the day to day work of information professionals. A full description of
the Data Protection Act 1998, which is due to come into force in March 2000
will be given, together with the implications for information professionals.
Recent developments in copyright law, both in terms of changes in the law and
proposed changes in the law will be given, with a briefing on the current state
of play of the draft Directive on copyright and related rights. Domain name
issues will also be covered. There will be ample opportunity for discussion and
at least one case study discussion.
**Programme**
09.30 Registration & coffee
10.00 Introduction to the day (Charles Oppenheim, Loughborough University)
10.15 Introduction to the new data protection act (Charles Oppenheim)
11.00 Discussion/Questions
11.15 Coffee
11.30 Implications of the new Act for LIS professionals (Charles Oppenheim)
12.00 Data protection case studies for syndicate discussions
12.30 Report back by rapporteurs & conclusion of morning session
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Current developments in copyright law: the EU draft directive on
copyright and related rights and the new database copyright (Graham
Cornish, British Library)
14.45 Discussion/questions
15.00 Tea
15.15 Current developments in copyright and trademark law: Crown Copyright,
eCLA, domain name disputes (Charles Oppenheim)
15.45 Recent important copyright cases (Heather Rosenblatt, Legal advisor,
Authors' licensing & Collecting Society)
16.30 Conclusion of afternoon session
16.40 Close
**Cost (including lunch and refreshments)
UKOLUG members 90UKP + VAT; others 120UKP + VAT
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Keep it Legal, 29th February 2000, London
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