EDC&I
505 -- ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING
Seminar in Curriculum and
Instruction -- ONLINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING
Resources on Copyright, Fair Use,
Intellectual Property in Distance Learning
FAIR USE
Columbia University –
Copyright Advisory Office
A
good general definition of the criteria and conditions that determine whether a
use of a copyrighted material can be considered "fair use"
(From the same office at
Columbia)
What
will really get you in trouble? These sorts of activities…
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Horizon Site
Intellectual
Property, Copyright, and Distance Learning
A
good set of links to other resources around distance learning and IP
Educause Quarterly, 2006
Managing
Intellectual Property for Distance Learning
A
detailed policy statement from the University of Georgia
The American Distance
Education Consortium
Intellectual Property &
Copyright Resource Collection
Variety
of links to studies and resources on IP issues
Reusing
Wikipedia Content (outside Wikipedia)
Lots
of free content, images, etc. – but read their policy.
ON-LINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING GENERAL
COPYRIGHT ISSUES
Indiana/Purdue at
Indianapolis
New Copyright Law for
Distance Education: The Meaning and
Importance of the TEACH Act
A
good description of the ways that higher education institutions can include
uses of digital media in on-line and distance learning courses, and the
cautions and requirements they must be aware of
U. of Texas System
Another
good resource about the permissible uses of e-materials, with a checklist
THE IP OF DISTANCE/ON-LINE
ENVIRONMENTS
Blackboard vs. Desire to
Learn
Patent suit info from Desire to
Learn
The
defendant's position in this suit regarding the features of Blackboard as a
Learning Management System; they're currently redesigning their product so it
falls outside the claimed infringement
Blackboard's Earlier Pledge
The
company issued a pledge not to sue those developing or using open-source LMSs