Keeping Within the Law (KWtL): minimize your risk of legal infringement

A new copyright and information law website by Paul Pedley
www.kwtl.co.uk

Overstretched library and information professionals need to keep up-to-date with the raft of legislation and case law relating to information use, and its implications for the profession. For example, they must find themselves placed in the difficult position of, on the one hand, being asked by their users to provide access to content, whilst, on the other hand, needing to be mindful of the legal rights of the creators and distributors of intellectual property.

Consulting a copy of the legislation is not straightforward, given that the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 has been amended many times over the past two decades. This new copyright and information law website, from Facet Publishing, the publishing arm of CILIP, provides 24/7 access to authoritative, up-to-date information on all aspects of information law. With increasing concerns about risk and tougher measures to crack down on non-compliance, Keeping Within the Law (KWtL) can help library and information professionals proactively minimize the risk of legal infringement and effectively manage their compliance strategies.

KWtL sets out the relevant legislation and case law together with best practice guidance in a clear, logical and fully searchable format, to simplify the task of library and information professionals in advising on information use.

The website contains:

* 1,600+ authoritative information resources at your fingertips - fully searchable access to an incredibly rich and continually growing database, divided into four key subject areas to increase your efficiency and save you valuable research time
* a subscriber-only monthly newsletter - providing on the job advice and comment
* up-to-the-minute legal intelligence - Paul Pedley, Head of Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit, selects regular news relevant to you, through his exclusive subscriber-only news alerts and blog
* useful resources, links to websites, factsheets, government reports, surveys, best practice guidelines, Q&A's, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis of pertinent issues and much more, to make your job easier.

This indispensable product is a one-stop shop for all you need to know about copyright and information law. A must-have for anyone working within the information stakeholder community: information suppliers, professionals and providers advising on legal issues. It is also a useful reference point for legal advisers, academics and students of information law. Visit www.kwtl.co.uk for further details.

Notes:

1. Paul Pedley MA MLib FCLIP is Head of Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit. He is a member LACA: the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance, a Visiting Professor at London Metropolitan University and regularly runs training courses on copyright and other legal issues.

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Facet Publishing
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London
WC1E 7AE
www.facetpublishing.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0590
Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 0591
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