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Hi John, Here is a good overview of the situation which can serve as a starting point: http://xml.coverpages.org/patents.html#xrml-ContentGuard - S On 6/10/04 7:20 pm, "John Casey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Scott > Thanks for the info - I will try and work this into the next version of > the guide - one wee point this is a guide aimed at complete novices who > will only (if ever) have a passing interest in DRELs etc. > > But what is interesting for my target readers is that this is more > evidence of the kind of IPR culture that is emerging in the 1st world > (advanced economies? - although advanced never seems the right word to > me!) where we have a kind of intellectual asset stripping going on by > the filing of speculative patents and buying up companies for their > possible retrospective patent portfolios etc. > > In this context the mainstream educational community needs to engage > more with the issue of IPR to defend it's 'space' - along the way I > think we will have much to learn from the other sectors like the media > and the open source movement. > > If you have some more info on this I would be very grateful - I am due > to another version of the guide to explain the latest JORUM licences so > that would be an opportunity to work it in. > > Cheers > John > >>>> Scott Wilson <[log in to unmask]> 05/10/2004 01:16:02 >>> > Hi Phil, > > Not sure if this has been mentioned on the list yet, but its worth > bearing > in mind that ALL digital rights expression languages/markup/metadata > are > potentially patent-encumbered due to a number of US software patents > awarded > to ContentGuard (owned by MS and AOL-TW). > > ODRL, PRL, and the like are all affected (not just XrML), and until > this > issue is resolved any use of any DREL will potentially incur the threat > of > lawsuits over technology licensing. > > Unfortunately the JISC IPR guide doesn't mention this, which is a bit > of an > omission! > > If you require any further information, both Wilbert and I have been > tracking this problem. > > - S > > On 4/10/04 10:40 pm, "Phil Barker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello All, the Jiscmail Listserv thought this message from John > Casey >> <[log in to unmask]> was spam. It's not: I've been looking at the > John's IPR >> guide this morning, and it looks like very useful background material > for >> digital rights expression and management issues relevant to this > list. >> >> Phil >> >> >> --forwarded message-- >> >> >> Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Networked E-Learning - A > Beginners >> Guide for Content Developers >> >> >> Dear Colleagues >> As part of our work on the JISC funded X4L programme the L2L project >> (http://www.stir.ac.uk/departments/daice/l2l/) was involved in > tackling >> IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) in the context of reusable > learning >> materials and learning objects. >> >> One outcome of this work is a practical guide to help developers and >> academics to deal with IPR in e-learning content development. This > has >> been published by the JISC Legal Information Service in web and RTF >> formats and can be found at this site: >> http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/publications/johncasey_1.htm >> >> Description of the Guide: >> This guide aims to provide a user-friendly introduction to IPR > issues >> for e-learning content developers and managers. It is intended to act > as >> a point of entry to the field of IPR in e-learning that will provide > a >> good foundation for building expertise in the e-learning developer >> community. It deals with the basic aspects of IPR, especially > copyright, >> in e-learning content development, with an emphasis on reusing third >> party materials to create new resources. The guide has been written > by >> an e-learning content developer who has had to deal with these issues > in >> practice. The style of the guide is practical and approachable with > many >> useful tips and observations but it also provides a sketch of the > wider >> issues. It also provides flow diagrams, templates, case studies and >> further sources of information and guidance >> >> We hope you find this guide useful >> >> Best Wishes >> >> >> >> >> John Casey >> Learning Materials Manager >> UHI Millennium Institute - Creating the University of the Highlands >> and >> Islands >> Tel: 017838 877213 >> email: [log in to unmask] >> Fax: 01738 621200 >> Mail: Room 145 >> Perth College >> Crieff Rd. >> Perth >> PH1 2NX >> http://www.uhi.ac.uk > > >