tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5881800302165832290..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Taking Intellectual Property Rights Too FarDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-83837818671967905482009-11-20T11:38:20.708-08:002009-11-20T11:38:20.708-08:00Ah, I seem to have misspoken the other day, welcom...Ah, I seem to have misspoken the other day, welcoming teachers to the idiocy of IP law. They're already here...<br /><br />However, as the school points out (even a stopped clock is right twice a day), the video recordings may violate a prof's copyright, but derivative works (notes) are a horse of a different color. <br /><br />A prof has no rights over derivative works, and "authorization" from the prof is meaningless. It's like a grocer saying that you're only authorized to make one cake for each bag of flour you buy -- the claim is absurd. <br /><br />MIT, for comparison, is taking the other route, and widely opening a huge amount of world-class courseware for anyone on the Internet to use:<br />http://ocw.mit.edu<br /><br />Take a wild guess which one of these schools will be more successful/influential in the next 50 years...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1950880059547902042009-11-19T04:34:53.917-08:002009-11-19T04:34:53.917-08:00Um, and HOW much are they paying for these non-sha...Um, and HOW much are they paying for these non-shareable lectures??Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6605236451861083282009-11-18T21:29:30.704-08:002009-11-18T21:29:30.704-08:00Unfortunately, I believe the same copyright rules ...Unfortunately, I believe the same copyright rules apply here as they do at concerts.<br /><br />The students are paying the teachers, therefore they own part of the intellectual property (unless notified in advance they can not share/record lecures) delivered in class.<br /><br />The same reason that patrons at concerts are allowed to record/take photographs at concerts, but employees of the venue are not. The patrons own part of the intellectual property because they paid for the show, whereas employees did not. This, however, becomes void once the artist or hosting party declares no photographs/recording is permitedScott McCallnoreply@blogger.com