1. David Dawson Senior ICT Adviser MLA and IPR: some recent developments

2. MLA national development agency for museums, libraries and archives advising government on policy and priorities for the sector. provide strategic leadership act as a powerful advocate develop capacity promote innovation and change.

3. Agenda 3 everyday issues … and one for the future

4. Problem 1

5. www.commanet.org

6. An illegal act

7. The legal situation copyright rests with the creator for 70 years after their death has social and community value, not economic value need also to recognise the economic value of some works

8. A possible solution … blanket licencing agreement draft has been developed for negotiation with a copyright collecting society would allow non-commercial, educational use images to be made available on a website at low resolution any commercial use subject to separate agreement rights-holder to be compensated if they come forward

9. Problem 2

10. Fitzwilliam Museum

11. © ??? website created with public funding to support learning images protected from commercial exploitation by copyright teachers, pupils and students confused museum regularly asked whether images can be used in class projects and research