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**Apologies for cross-posting** A UKeiG Course: Essential Copyright for Information Professionals: What You Need to Know - and Preparing for Change! to be held at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Tuesday, 17th March 2009, 9.30-16.15 Course Outline Copyright remains one of the most challenging legal issues for information professionals in all areas of the information industries. This one-day introductory course will chart a path through the complexity of the subject. It will cover all essential aspects of copyright and associated rights. Delegates will be taken step-by-step through the fundamentals of copyright. Woven into the sessions will be the latest information on forthcoming changes to UK law on copyright and how you need to understand and prepare for them now. Understanding of each topic will be illuminated by real-life examples of copyright issues. Examples will be drawn from a wide range of contexts. The sessions will include: * Copyright - what is it, how does it arise and how long does it last? * Ownership of copyright * Categories of copyright works * The rights of the copyright owner * Permitted acts and exceptions to copyright * Database right * Moral rights * Licensing schemes for education, commercial and business organisations * Overview of copyright in the digital environment * The Gowers Review - Planning for Change: a special, dedicated session on how the likely reforms to UK law currently under implementation from the Gowers Review will affect you, and how will you benefit. What do you need to be doing now? The course will be led by presentations but will include real-life problems and scenarios for discussion, and plenty of opportunity for questions and answers. For more information or to book a place on this course, please visit www.ukeig.org.uk <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/> or email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Don't forget the UKeiG Conference 2009 UKeiG will be holding a residential forum that will provide opportunities for information and IT professionals to network while catching up on the very latest developments in e-information. This event will have the added benefits of having the opportunity to wine and dine in excellent social surroundings and being excellent value for money Book now at www.ukeig.org.uk <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/> or by emailing [log in to unmask] to get your early bird discount! UKeiG has the CILIP Seal of Recognition, which recognises high standards in the content and relevance of training courses. See http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/seal/ for details UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014