http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4928,4973,131,1039,646 http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4928,4973,131,1039,646 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png events, concepts, and conversation from EDUCAUSE The EDUCAUSE Podcast Crew EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Our podcasts provide information about a range of topics including Leadership, Policy and Law, Teaching and Learning, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Research Computing, Cyberinfrastructure, and Digitial Libraries. http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/node/691/list/feed Recent library resources tagged with Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Open Source; Patents; and Intellectual Property. en http://connect.educause.edu/display/37051 "After months of criticism that its patent policies had the potential to squelch important education projects, Blackboard on Thursday announced a "patent pledge" under which it vowed not to assert its patent rights to sue open source projects or home-grown software used by colleges and universities." http://connect.educause.edu/display/37051#comments CMS Copyright Infringement Intellectual Property Open Source OSS Patents Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports HTML Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:47:54 -0600 drupal 37051 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/37049 "Blackboard, whose software can be used to manage university courses, has taken a significant step to mollify open-source rivals who perceive a patent threat from the company." http://connect.educause.edu/display/37049#comments CMS Copyright Infringement Intellectual Property Open Source Patents Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports HTML Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:09:03 -0600 drupal 37049 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/36086 IBM recently "promised not to sue any open-source developer, distributor or user, and stated clearly that IBM is legally bound by that promise. However, the statement contains disclaimers that limit IBM's promise." The author discusses the difference between patents and copyrights. http://connect.educause.edu/display/36086#comments Copyright Copyright Infringement Intellectual Property Open Source Patents Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports HTML Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:05:23 -0600 drupal 36086 at http://connect.educause.edu