The following received from the Pew Foundaton. I think it bears careful
reading. The question was raised the other afternoon during discussion. Here
is a pointer to what some gurus think about the issue.
dick walters
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 10:06:26 -0400
To: pltp-l@lists.rpi.edu
From: "Carol A. Twigg" <twiggc@rpi.edu>
Subject: Course Ownership Monograph Now Available
Dear Colleague,
The second monograph from the Pew Symposia on Learning and
Technology, Who Owns On-Line Courses and Course Materials:
Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment, is now
available on our Web site (including a downloadable PDF version) at
http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewSym/mono2.html.
Five thousand printed copies of the monograph are being distributed to
campus presidents of institutions of 3,000 or more students, EDUCAUSE
institutional representatives (about 1800 CIOs), association officers and
various other higher education opinion makers.
The monograph captures the results of an invitational symposium on this
topic held on February 17-18, 2000, in Miami, Florida. Participants
included recognized experts on the topic of intellectual property; those
who are actively engaged in developing and implementing on-line
programs and who are grappling with intellectual property issues on a
daily basis; people who approach the issue from a corporate perspective
and who collaborate with both individuals and institutions; and noted
higher education thinkers on the topic of technology-mediated programs.
Our goal in Miami was to give institutions some concrete advice about
what their approaches to intellectual property policy should be and why.
I hope you will find this publication useful as you think about these
important issues, and I welcome your comments about the ideas it
contains.
Best . . . Carol
______________________________________
Dr. Carol A. Twigg
Executive Director
Center for Academic Transformation
518-276-6519 (voice), 518-695-5633 (fax)
www.center.rpi.edu
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Dear Colleague,<br>
<br>
The second monograph from the Pew Symposia on Learning and <br>
Technology, <i>Who Owns On-Line Courses and Course Materials: <br>
Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment,</i> is now
<br>
available on our Web site (including a downloadable PDF version) at
<a href="http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewSym/mono2.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewSym/mono2.html>.<br>
<br>
Five thousand printed copies of the monograph are being distributed to
<br>
campus presidents of institutions of 3,000 or more students, EDUCAUSE
<br>
institutional representatives (about 1800 CIOs), association officers and
<br>
various other higher education opinion makers. <br>
<br>
The monograph captures the results of an invitational symposium on this
<br>
topic held on February 17-18, 2000, in Miami, Florida. Participants
<br>
included recognized experts on the topic of intellectual property; those
<br>
who are actively engaged in developing and implementing on-line <br>
programs and who are grappling with intellectual property issues on a
<br>
daily basis; people who approach the issue from a corporate perspective
<br>
and who collaborate with both individuals and institutions; and noted
<br>
higher education thinkers on the topic of technology-mediated programs.
<br>
Our goal in Miami was to give institutions some concrete advice about
<br>
what their approaches to intellectual property policy should be and why.
<br>
<br>
I hope you will find this publication useful as you think about these
<br>
important issues, and I welcome your comments about the ideas it <br>
contains.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>Best . . . Carol</div>
<div>______________________________________</div>
<div>Dr. Carol A. Twigg</div>
<div>Executive Director</div>
<div>Center for Academic Transformation</div>
<div>518-276-6519 (voice), 518-695-5633 (fax)</div>
<div><a href="http://www.center.rpi.edu/" EUDORA=AUTOURL>www.center.rpi.edu</a></div>
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