Cardiff Met offers many options for purchasing software and hardware.
More information can be found by contacting the IT Helpdesk.
You can contact us via the following:
Tel: x7000 (02920 41 7000)
Email:
ithelpdesk@cardiffmet.ac.uk
What is Copyright?
Copyright is an intellectual property right that automatically exists as soon as a work is created (i.e. you do not need to apply for copyright). Copyright law is designed to protect the rights of writers, artists, musicians, photographers, publishers and other creators.
Individuals who want to reproduce the original work of others may need to seek permission to do so. The Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (CPDA) defines what we can and cannot do. The essence of the act is to protect commercial interests. The following types of material are protected by copyright:
- Literary works (print and electronic)
- Musical works
- Artistic works (diagrams, illustrations, photos)
- Sound recordings
- Films, DVD's, videos
- Radio & TV broadcasts
- Typographical arrangement of published editions The following activities are restricted under copyright
- Copying
- Issuing copies to the public, renting or lending
- Performing, showing or playing in public
- Broadcasting
- Adaptation or amendment of a work
- Importing, distributing or acquiring infringing copies
Copyright law does not protect ideas for a work, this is where it is often confused with other areas of intellectual property.
Guidance for users with visual impairment
The Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002, allows for copies to be made for in an accessible format for VIP's, the RNIB website gives further details.
Who owns copyright?
The owner of copyright is usually the person who created the material but there are exceptions:
1.If an individual creates material under the terms of his or her employment then copyright usually rests with the employer.
2.By submitting material for publication, an author often signs away copyright to the publisher of the book or journal.
The IT Helpdesk is the first point of contact for any IT related issue or query. We provide 1st line support and general IT advice for both students and staff across the University.
We aim to resolve your query as quickly as possible by either remotely connecting to your machine to fix the issue, providing you with the relevant information needed or escalating the call to one of our IT Advisors who will visit you directly.
All calls are managed within our Service Desk system and will be prioritised according to the nature of the issue.
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The objectives of IT Security at CardiffMet are to maintain availability of IT services, to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of information resources and to ensure that computer usage complies with relevant legislation.
An important part of this is related to the measures put in place by Library and Information Services to protect information resources. Many of these occur in background so you may not be aware that that they are happening.
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Mobile printing is available on campus. Simply attach the document you wish to print to your Cardiff Met Email account by opening a new message and attaching a file.
Send it to
colourprint@cardiffmet.ac.uk for prints you want in colour.
Send it to
monoprint@cardiffmet.ac.uk for black and white prints.
Visit one of the student print devices to release your work in the usual way. You can also send more than one attachment as long as the email size remains below 10Mb.
Note that only the attachment will print - not the body of the email!
