The most recent entry in the D2L Patent Blog includes a link to the full jury instructions. From the end of the posting….
Please stay tuned – we’ll be posting as much information as possible about how we intend to proceed, and how you can help if you’re so inclined.
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We are hearing from some of you asking about the course case so here is more information. The case was decided on Friday and the jury awarded damages of a little over 3 million dollars to Blackboard. They had asked for much more. D2L was also not prohibited from selling their product in the United States, either.
The patent is also under review in the U.S. Patent Office so this is not a completed journey.
The reaction ’round the edublogger community ranges from speechless to angry. Stephen Downes has a very nice summary of many of those reactions as well as his own comments.
We do not expect that anything will change for our current courses or hosting situation in the near future, so do not worry about that.
Earlier postings from this blog:
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John Baker, President and CEO of Desire2Learn, posted a letter on their Patent Info blog late yesterday afternoon. The jury awarded Blackboard the victory in the case. Here is a link to the letter and a short excerpt. We’ll keep following this and passing along information here.
Desire2Learn Patent-Information Blog
There is no immediate threat to you our clients. We will work with you to ensure there are no future issues. We are financially sound and are confident of our ability to work through this matter.With your support and that of the entire educational community, we were able to present a strong case. While we are disappointed that the jury did not agree with our position, we will continue to challenge the patent’s validity and Blackboard’s charges of infringement. We are currently evaluating our next steps.
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This PBS station in California has bunches of way to access their content. Browse by topic to see if something will work for your classes. We can help you get the links into your D2L course. There are all kinds of ways to find uses for this kind of stuff.
KQED makes as much content as possible under DMCA regulations available to the public, all free of charge. Many KQED audio and video podcasts and archives can be accessed through third party partners including: * iTunes: Subscribe to your favorite KQED podcasts and take them with you.
* Miro: Create your own channel of KQED videos.
* OMN: Play audio and video podcasts within a browser or sync with portable devices.
* SplashCast: Watch videos, look at photos and listen to audio in one player. There is also a KQED player that can be added to web sites such as Facebook.
* YouTube: Watch and share KQED videos within a browser.
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In case you are interested in following this trial, which began last week, here is the link to the blog being maintained by D2L.
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It’s moving day at ETS!! Audrey’s new office is in GN 240, which in the Educational Technology Services department back in the “inner sanctum” by the Master Control Room (where we produce the TWAV classes and message channel, etc). No change in phone number or email just location.
The Faculty Multimedia Studio will be moving soon as well. It’s temporary home during the Goins renovations will be in GN 232, which is to the right at the top of the Rotunda staircase. Since ETS staff is not right in the lab, if you need us – stop by the media counter and let us know or just give us a call and we will come “a’ runnin’”.
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The 2008 Horizon Report was released this week by the New Media Consortium and Educause Learning Initiative
The report focuses on key technology areas likely to have a major impact on “the choices of learning-focused organizations within the next five years,”
They then break down the technologies by their impact
Coming in the near term? Grassroots video (YouTube, anyone? Or check out VideoEgg and Vimeo for more ideas) along with web collaboration, which we have covered in a Web Wednesday session back in 2005.
What’s coming down the edu-tech pike? Mobile broadband, social operating systems and data mashups.
It makes us tingly with excitement!!
Download: 2008 Horizon Report (PDF)
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