Copyright and Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences
Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy
| Title: | Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy (ID: EDU05027) | | Author(s): | James Hilton (University of Virginia) | | Origin: | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/19/2005) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | Although the knowledge economy should be good news for higher education, colleges and universities now confront a variety of technical, legal, and cultural forces that threaten to relegate them to the periphery, including aggressive copyright laws that inhibit interoperability and the free exchange of information. Fortunately, open source software, mass digitization projects, and the emerging cyberinfrastructure offer an opportunity to redefine the university on a scale not seen since the emergence of the research university. | | View this resource: | |
Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and Scholarly Communication
| Title: | Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and Scholarly Communication (ID: EDU0493) | | Author(s): | Oya Y. Rieger (Cornell University) | | Origin: | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/21/2004) | | Type: | Presentations/Speeches | | Abstract: | The presentation will describe Cornell University Library's Digital Consulting and Production Services (DCAPS) department, which supports the development of e-scholarship models that draw on the library's expertise working with digital content. DCAPS offers a suite of digital asset management services, including digitization, copyright, metadata, technology support, and e-publishing. | | View this resource: | |
UCITA: Enforceability and Fairness of Negotiated, Shrinkwrap, and Click-Through Licenses
| Title: | UCITA: Enforceability and Fairness of Negotiated, Shrinkwrap, and Click-Through Licenses (ID: EDU0085) | | Author(s): | Rodney J. Petersen (University of Maryland) and Donald R. Riley (University of Maryland) | | Origin: | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2000) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Many IT professionals have ignored or disregarded the fairness and enforceability of "shrinkwrap" or "click-through" licenses for computer software. However, the trend towards legal recognition of those license terms combined with new legislation that will extend those practices to all transactions in computer information in digital form or delivered via the Internet (including online databases, electronic journals, and e-books) is cause for alarm. UCITA (the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) is a uniform law that is being proposed in all of the states to govern contracts or licenses for digital information; consequently, it is a vehicle that is likely to have dramatic consequences for IT organizations, libraries, and educational institutions. This panel presentation will report on the status of UCITA in the states, outline some of its controversial issues, and suggest strategies for promoting higher education's interests. | | View this resource: | |
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