Note that, sending electronic mail to any extended group such as a mail-list or placing information onto a computing system in such a way as to make it accessible to a WWW server is considered to constitute its publication. These guidelines have been drawn up to define what is believed to be acceptable practice, both in the interests of the individual information provider and the institution. As an electronic publication a number of laws apply as well as a number of national and local regulations. The Obscene Publications Act , The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act , The Telecommunications Act , The Data Protection Acts, The Equal Opportunities Act, The Official Secrets Act, The Protection of Children Act, The Race Relations Act.
Every item published is subject to editorial control.
In the case of items produced by an individual, or a group of individuals, acting as an individual author or as joint authors, the editorial control and responsibility rests with the individuals. Every item published must clearly identify the nature of the editorial control under which it was produced. Items produced under one form of editorial control must not appear to have come from some other source or to claim an authority they do not formally posess. In particular, items published under individual editorial control must not appear or claim to represent an official University publication or position. The University allows individuals to publish information over which it does not exercise any specific editorial control.