Public and private spaces
July 22nd, 2008 by NaomiMy apparent quietness belies a period of frantic activity with a number of projects concluding and others opening up. These include the JISC funded Web2Rights project www.web2rights.org.uk which completed on 30 June..but has subsequently been extended for another 9 months, this time to extend the functionality of the project’s deliverables, continue to provide JISC’s Users and Innovations Projects with support, as well as extend into other legal issues. JISC Legal are on board , as well as our eclectic team of copyright specilialists, technologists and pedagogic experts.
I’ve also just finished a fifteen month project for a National Museum, and with another six month project just starting, I’m quite delighted to be able to map over instantly some lessons learnt.
I’ve been out and about as well and with a new born in the house, it gives me plenty of opportunity between and during feeds to intellectualise a bit and let marinate some of the exciting things going on. I’ve been particularly struck by discussions with Peter Burnhill from EDINA at the JISC Innovation Forum meeting at Keele and his description of Web2 changing everything by encouraging dialogue between peer, but beyond the safety of private spaces, and instead the issues that arise that these spaces are now “public” (blogs like this one, being good examples)!!!
During the course of Web2Rights Phase ” - we will be looking at these issues within teaching, learning and research environments.
The number of EC copyright-related consultations is insane…my emphasis has been very much the EC Green Paper on the Knowledge Economy and copyright as well as the proposals to extend the duration of copyright in sound recordings and performers’ rights. Both have the potential for fundamental ramifications across the public sector and I’ve been advising my clients accordingly.
More from me again soon
Naomi
