Comments on: Mashups and piracy in the service of education http://lisahistory.net/wpeci831/?p=330 Blogging my way through social media & open education class Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: llane http://lisahistory.net/wpeci831/?p=330#comment-312 llane Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:54:01 +0000 http://lisahistory.net/wpeci831/?p=330#comment-312 I completely agree, Audrey. And institutions vary widely on the extent of interference and in their own interpretation of the law. The TEACH Act was supposed to be an update, and its greatest feature seems to be making it easier for faculty to understand what's covered. When I wrote this post I had to look more closely at the original law, and really think it already covers a lot of (formal) educational uses. But in an era of people getting sued for downloading music, it's frightening to stick your neck out against such restrictions. I completely agree, Audrey. And institutions vary widely on the extent of interference and in their own interpretation of the law. The TEACH Act was supposed to be an update, and its greatest feature seems to be making it easier for faculty to understand what’s covered. When I wrote this post I had to look more closely at the original law, and really think it already covers a lot of (formal) educational uses. But in an era of people getting sued for downloading music, it’s frightening to stick your neck out against such restrictions.

]]> By: Audrey Watters http://lisahistory.net/wpeci831/?p=330#comment-307 Audrey Watters Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:16:44 +0000 http://lisahistory.net/wpeci831/?p=330#comment-307 Lisa, I love this post. I've been thinking a lot about these issues lately as well, in no small part because of all the furor -- in politics as well as pedagogy -- about what constitutes "legal content" and about who has access to use, share, and/or profit from it. I think there are a lot of misunderstandings about copyright law. But I also think there are many ways in which those very laws are grossly antiquated and really do not account for the ways in which Internet technologies have transformed the creation and the distribution of creative works. I predict that copyright will be one of the major battles we must fight in the next year, and I do hope that educators help students understand how to "cite their sources" but that educators (and the rest of us) are not hamstrung by laws that stop us from taking full advantage of the creative opportunities afforded us via technology. Awesome post (as always). Lisa, I love this post. I’ve been thinking a lot about these issues lately as well, in no small part because of all the furor — in politics as well as pedagogy — about what constitutes “legal content” and about who has access to use, share, and/or profit from it.

I think there are a lot of misunderstandings about copyright law. But I also think there are many ways in which those very laws are grossly antiquated and really do not account for the ways in which Internet technologies have transformed the creation and the distribution of creative works.

I predict that copyright will be one of the major battles we must fight in the next year, and I do hope that educators help students understand how to “cite their sources” but that educators (and the rest of us) are not hamstrung by laws that stop us from taking full advantage of the creative opportunities afforded us via technology.

Awesome post (as always).

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