Presentation delivered on 11 June 2013 by Jason Miles-Campbell at the Gregynog Annual Colloquium, Wales.

1. Legal Aspects of Openness
Avoiding the Off-Licence, Without Tears
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Gregynog Hall, Somewhere in Wales

2. Jason Miles-Campbell
Jisc Legal Service Manager
www.jisclegal.ac.uk
info@jisclegal.ac.uk
0141 548 4939
Hello!

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About Jisc Legal
• Role: to avoid legal issues becoming a
barrier to the use of technology in tertiary
education
• Information service: we cannot take
decisions for you when you are faced with a
risk

4. Slide 4 of 39
Have you heard of Jisc Legal before?
1. Hello again, Jason
2. Yes, fairly often
3. Yes, used occasionally
4. Vague acquaintance
5. What’s that, then?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
11%
19%
26%
30%
15%

5. Slide 5 of 39
When it comes to legal issues...
1. I’m confident
2. I’ve a fair idea
3. I dabble
4. I ask others
5. I hide in the toilet
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
0%
7%
18%
32%
43%

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Your questions

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Openness and the Law
• What does ‘open’ mean legally?
• What do you want it to mean?
• It’s “open” if you can do what you
want to do with it...?
• It’s “open” if you meet someone
else’s agenda...?

8. When does ‘open’ matter?
Open Educational Resources
Open Access
Open Data

9. Slide 9 of 39
What’s the biggest issue concerning
‘openness’?
Slide 11 of 27
1. Legal risk
2. Academic culture
3. Management culture
4. Political will
5. Something else...
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
22%
35%
13%13%
17%

10. Strategic Management

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Have you published something under an
open licence as part of your job?
1. Yes, lots.
2. Yes, some.
3. I’m not sure.
4. No, I have had the
opportunity.
5. No, my institution doesn’t
permity that.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
0%
32%
0%
52%
16%

12. Get senior management
to take decisions. And
provide proper
support.

13. Encourage the use of open
resources, software and
data. Familiarity is a good
first step.

14. Encourage a change
of approach in
creating materials.
Think open.
Slide 12 of 28

15. Get the right support
framework in place.

16. Helping to meet
political objectives?
Shout about it.
Slide 18 of 27

17. Slide 17 of 39
Not everything is clear cut in CC.
What should we do about risk?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
0% 0%
4%
83%
13%
1. Ignore it
2. Eliminate it
3. Think about it
4. Take steps to
manage it
5. Run around screaming

18. Slide 18 of 39
Next steps?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0%
23%
0%
32%
36%
9%
Slide 23 of 27
1. Go back and say well done!
2. Start a conversation with
management
3. Re-write a few policies
4. Monitor what’s in place already
5. Get further support
6. Point at the guy/gal over there
and say ‘his problem!’

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Your questions

20. Contact Jisc Legal
info@jisclegal.ac.uk
0141 548 4939
www.jisclegal.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/JiscLegal

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