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Direct linkMoreau, Nancy – American Journal of Distance Education, 2008
This article discusses the impact of patents for computer algorithms in course management systems. Referring to historical documents and court cases, the positive and negative aspects of software patents are presented. The key argument is the accessibility to algorithms comprising a course management software program such as Blackboard. The…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Distance Education, Online Courses, Computer Software
Peer reviewedClaerhout, Lori-Ann; Cookson, Peter S. – Journal of Distance Education, 2000
Summarizes the findings of an international study of distance education institutions that was conducted by Athabasca University (Canada) to gather information about copyright operations. Highlights include copyright clearances; costs; the role of the copyright officer; and ethical questions of institutional intellectual ownership. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Copyrights, Costs, Distance Education
Download full textMcGreal, Rory – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
The Internet is the world's largest knowledge common and the information source of first resort. Much of this information is open and freely available. However, there are organizations and companies today that are trying to close off the Internet commons and make it proprietary. These are the "copyright controllers." The preservation of the…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Information Sources, Internet, Ethics
Guernsey, Lisa; Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
The growth of distance education and the widespread use of multimedia course materials has led to interest in packaging and selling online courses. While few such courses are available, and fewer still have been successful, debate over issues of academic freedom and intellectual property is heightening. Some faculty say the greatest concern is…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Distance Education, Ethics
Kreiser, B. Robert, Ed. – 2001
This volume presents policy statements as they have been formulated by standing and special committees of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) from 1940 to the present. Also included are a number of reports on special topics that have been approved by the AAUP for publication. The AAUP has been engaged in developing standards…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), Court Litigation
Kuchinke, K. Peter, Ed. – 2000
This two-volume document contains the proceedings of the 2000 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). Volume 1 contains the following materials: conference overview; text of a town forum on social responsibility and human resource development (HRD); papers from symposia 1-24; and papers from innovative sessions 1-4. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
