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Fair Use vs Free Ride - Meltwater Loses US Copyright Battle
Wednesday, 3rd April 2013
The debate over copyright in the digital sphere continues with the recent ruling in the Meltwater/Associated Press battle. Central to the decision was whether or not Meltwater was driving subscribers to third-party news sites or acting as a source in itself, and how much free information constitutes "too much".
Google Claims Victory in German Copyright Battle. But Has It Lost the War?
Wednesday, 6th March 2013
Google has been battling it out on the copyright front with European publishers in the last few months. However, while the search engine has been claiming victory of sorts on all fronts, not everybody agrees that Google is gaining the upper hand. Penny Crossland examines exactly what constitutes "victory".
Digital Signatures: Ensure They Stand Up to Scrutiny
Monday, 10th December 2012
When everything (it seems) is going digital, why aren't digital signatures more commonly used? Deb Hunt explores what constitutes a digital signature that will stand up to possible court challenges.
Digital Signatures: Workflow Efficiency, ROI and Security
Monday, 10th December 2012
Automated business processes can be slowed down by the need for signatures. Digital signatures enable paper-free, expedited and secure business processes. With digital signatures, organisations can eliminate their reliance on paper for obtaining signature approvals while maintaining the security and integrity of their signed documents. In addition to eliminating the time-consuming and expensive reliance on paper, digital signatures enhance collaboration, improve efficiency, and satisfy a crucial component to any automation effort.
The Big Free Three for News: Caveat Searcher
Wednesday, 26th September 2012
Using free news search engines for business research has risk related to usage of the content provided by those search engines. Some organisations have explicit policies forbidding workers to use the likes of Google News, Yahoo! News and Bing News to conduct business research. Robin Neidorf and Africa Hands provide a close reading of the terms and conditions laid out by each service provider to better define the actual risks at stake.
Detecting online plagiarism
Wednesday, 8th August 2012
Every organisation that publishes content on the web needs to be aware of the potential for plagiarism and how to stay alert to it. Plagiarism can risk your organisation's reputation, as well as put revenue at risk.
Plagiarism: The problem, prevention and detection
Wednesday, 8th August 2012
Online plagiarism (or website plagiarism) is the copying of website or blog content and passing it off as one’s own material on another website. Generally this also involves a breach of copyright. The problem for content owners is detecting online plagiarism and stopping it.
Considerations for an information audit
Tuesday, 12th June 2012
There is no standardised model for an information audit. However components will generally include planning, surveying, inventorying existing resources, performing a gap analysis, valuing existing resources, and outlining recommendations. Every information audit will involve a number of decision points and the direction chosen can ultimately affect the outcome.
Maximise your return on information investments with an information audit
Tuesday, 12th June 2012
While the phrase "information audit" has risen and fallen in popularity, the need has remained steady if not grown. Most enterprises can benefit from an information audit, looking closely at how workers acquire, store, locate, share and use information. Done well, the process will identify opportunities to increase information access, save time, save money, or some combination of the three.
My Favourite Tipples: April 2012
Wednesday, 11th April 2012
My work involves helping clients find information which means that I need to use a really eclectic set of sources that go beyond Google, and I sometimes need to look at the minutiae of the web.
Copyright lobbynomics
Wednesday, 28th March 2012
What is evidence based copyright law? Are the claims for copyright by the lobbyists justified or are research and innovation being stifled because of copyright restrictions? Should we be redefining just what copyright itself actually means, and who are the winners and losers? Copyright throws up more questions than answers.
You too can grow up and become ... a publisher
Thursday, 22nd March 2012
All crisis is opportunity, Chinese wisdom tells us. The opposing demands of content management, security, technology, and users with their iPads and Smartphones are creating an emerging crisis around mobile content.
Copyright law changes afoot
Friday, 9th March 2012
Copyright: a subject that has the ability to inspire fear, uncertainty and dread in the hearts of information practitioners. Most will encounter it during the course of their professional career; some even inherit it as a "poisoned chalice", taking on the heavy duty (and often thankless task) of ensuring licence compliance.
Proposed changes to copyright law and what they would mean for your organisation
Thursday, 1st March 2012
Copyright: a subject that has the ability to inspire fear, uncertainty and dread in the hearts of information practitioners. Most will encounter it during the course of their professional career; some even inherit it as a "poisoned chalice", taking on the heavy duty (and often thankless task) of ensuring licence compliance.
Security - where do the risks really lie?
Wednesday, 29th February 2012
Many of us fail to change our passwords regularly and even use the same one across many sites thereby potentially compromising security. IBM is looking to offer a solution, but this may solve only half the problem.
One all in NLA/Meltwater copyright battle
Tuesday, 21st February 2012
The battle continues over whether commercial customers should pay for online news, with news aggregator Meltwater taking the latest ruling to the Supreme Court. In a new twist, Meltwater itself may face charges over content.
Product Review of Bibliogo
Wednesday, 15th February 2012
Bibliogo from Reprints Desk, Inc., a web-based journal article app for research, is reviewed by Leah Pellegrino.
Executive summary of product review of Bibliogo
Monday, 13th February 2012
Executive summary of a VIP review of Bibliogo from Reprints Desk, Inc., a web-based journal article app for research.
Information governance: managing risk and increasing value
Monday, 13th February 2012
How organisations are realising the importance of information governance and looking at more strategic ways to manage information to increase its value.
"Frictionless sharing" - exploring the changes to Facebook
Tuesday, 3rd January 2012
End users of Facebook may well be divided in their opinion of the introduction of frictionless sharing, but Martin Belam’s article will forewarn you about its effect on metadata, audit trails and content publishing, so that you can be forearmed.
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