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Debbie McDonnell, Naomi Korn Associates

<strong>Debbie McDonnell | Senior Consultant | <a href="https://naomikorn.com">Naomi Korn Associates</a></strong> Debbie has worked in copyright for 20 years and is an experienced copyright trainer. Debbie currently works as Intellectual Property Manager at the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, where she provides training, advice, tools and develops IP policies for the organisation. Debbie was previously Intellectual Property Manager at the Imperial War Museums and Documentation Manager at the Art Fund. She has been the Secretary to the Museums Copyright Group and is an active member of the Museums IP network, the London Copyright Community of Practice for Universities and the Government Department Copyright Practitioners Group. Her earlier career was in investment banking using contracting, language and database skills as Legal Negotiator at Barclays de Zoete Webb and Assistant Manager, Derivatives at WestLB, London. Debbie holds a PgDip in UK, US and EU Copyright Law from King’s College London, an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies from Manchester University and a BA Joint Hons in French and German from Hull University.

Resources by Debbie McDonnell, Naomi Korn Associates

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How do I gain permission to use other people’s material in my open licensed asset?

In this resource, Naomi Korn Associates’ Senior Consultant Debbie McDonnell describes what you need to know when seeking permission to use other people’s in-copyright content in your open licensed asset. This includes consideration of the Creative Commons licence required as part of National Lottery Heritage Fund grants, and features a helpful Licence Agreement Template.

How do I gain permission to use in-copyright material on social media and websites?

Gaining copyright permission is very important when sharing content online. This step-by-step guide by Debbie McDonnell from Naomi Korn Associates will help you to understand when you need to ask for permission to use content you do not own the rights to and how to go about asking and documenting that process.

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What do I need to know about open licensed assets?

In this resource, Naomi Korn Associates’ Senior Consultant Debbie McDonnell breaks down what you need to know about open licensed assets; what they are, what the implications of using them on your heritage organisation’s digital content is and how you can use other people’s openly licensed content in your own work.