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Legal Issues in Web 2.0 and cloud computing to be held at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Wednesday, 24th November 2010, 9.30 - 16.30 Course Outline Find out the legal issues raised by using Web 2.0 applications in libraries and information centres. Blogs, wikis, YouTube, podcasts, Slideshare, Flickr, Connotea, Facebook, Second Life and Twitter all raise legal problems for those managing them or using them. This workshop will look at the reality of Web 2.0: what causes problems and how to assess risks. The course will start with a brief overview of Web 2.0 and what it means. It will then look in more detail at how Web 2.0 activities can cause legal problems. These potential problems include: * Defamation * Data protection and privacy * Pornography and other illegal materials * Copyright, database right, moral rights and performers rights * Accessibility * Contract and employment law * Conflict of law and international jurisdictions * The liability of the hosting organisation There will be an in-depth discussion on identifying and managing risks. The day will end with a discussion of the legal risks of using cloud computing services. The course will include exercises based on scenarios for discussion, and all the presentations will be available electronically. Attendees are encouraged to exchange ideas and experiences with each other. Who should attend? This course is aimed at anyone using Web 2.0 applications and those responsible for managing Web 2.0 services, and for those planning to use cloud computing services. Course Presenter: Professor Charles Oppenheim Charles Oppenheim is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Information Science, Loughborough University. Previous posts in academia and the electronic publishing industry include working for The City University, International Thomson, Pergamon and Reuters. Charles is the author of "The Legal and Regulatory Environment for Electronic Information" and is a well-known authority on copyright and other legal issues having written many articles on the subject. He has been a member of JISC and served on some of its committees since 1992. He is currently a member of the Legal Advisory Board of the European Commission. To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk. Legal Issues in Web 2.0 and cloud computing CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Wednesday, 24th November 2010, 09.30 - 16.30 Costs (including lunch and refreshments): UKeiG members £160 + VAT at the current rate; others £200 + VAT at the current rate Please complete and return this form by 17th November 2010, to Christine Baker, Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH. Tel & Fax 01969 625751, Email: [log in to unmask] Name(s)........................................................................................................................................................ Organisation.................................................................................................................................................. 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