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
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