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Using LEGO in publications: Copyright Issues - LEGO General Discussion and News. Good afternoon, I apologize for possibly misposting this topic in the wrong area of the forum, but I know that you all will be able to point me in the right direction, and ultimately give me the answer that I think that I will get, which unfortunately will probably not be the answer that I want.

Using LEGO in publications: Copyright Issues - LEGO General Discussion and News

I've worked in foreign language education for 20 years. One thing that has been sorely lacking is a good accompaniment to foreign language textbooks, that has a compelling story. Ultimately, my intent was to create a story with photos/screenshots of legos, that are used in conjunction with basic foreign language teaching sequencing, to introduce a story, while at the same time introducing foreign language concepts. I have made a short video testing the relative ease at which this can be done, and its appeal, and I have received good feedback on this. I'm deeply concerned that if I do so, and should this ultimately be slated for publication, that I would wind up with legal issues with Lego.

U.C. Santa Cruz Faculty Association » * SCFA’s ongoing discussion concerning UCSC’s contract with Coursera. Since the SCFA became aware that the University signed a contract with Coursera without including them in the discussion, we have had several meetings and exchanges with Labor Relations and EVC Allison Galloway.

U.C. Santa Cruz Faculty Association » * SCFA’s ongoing discussion concerning UCSC’s contract with Coursera

The Online Education Committee of the SCFA will meet on July 19, 2013 to discuss how they plan to respond to the University, and how to address the issue of Online Education. We have provided the following links to keep you informed. February 22, 2013 – SCFA learns that the contract has been signed. Letter to membership Future of UC and Online Education, asking members to join the conversation. The SCFA immediately made a Request for Information to the University to obtain a status report and scope of any negotiations currently underway between the University and Coursera or any other commericial online course providers. February 25, 2013 – We received the fully executed contract between the University and Coursera. 2013-02-25 SCFA RFI Coursera – Signed Contract. Net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB9014. The Coming MOOC Copyright Problem And Its Impact on Students and Universities.

By Stephen Haggard Take a multi-platform digital mash-up of content contributed and remixed by professors, institutions, publishers, students and software, and let revenue-seeking companies distribute it globally.

The Coming MOOC Copyright Problem And Its Impact on Students and Universities

This (partially) describes MOOCs, but it’s also a full-on recipe for trouble on MOOC copyrights and ownership. That there have been no lawsuits so far is perhaps chiefly down to the fact that no MOOCs have any profits for attorneys to grab. Yet. As MOOCs settle into the category of education-business-as-usual, I’ve noticed the arguments about ownership in MOOCs are warming up. Content rights are the top worry for academics. Educause helpfully focused the discussion with a briefing paper in October, Copyright Challenges in a MOOC Environment, containing observations from the key thought leaders and a lot of questions (22 by my count) with worryingly few answers. Learners are affected by the argument. This is the crux of it. Are such arrangements a net gain or loss to learners ?

MOOCs and Intellectual Property: Ownership and Use Rights. Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become the buzzword these days.

MOOCs and Intellectual Property: Ownership and Use Rights

Besides the interest and the hype associated with MOOCs, campuses are having serious discussions about the opportunities and challenges that these online courses pose. The EDUCAUSE Executive Briefing, What Campus Leaders Need to Know About MOOCs, highlights a number of key issues for colleges and universities to understand about MOOCs, including intellectual property (IP) concerns. MOOCs may not be as open as is suggested in the name when it comes to the topic of IP/copyright. As noted in the Briefing, “Some commercial MOOC platforms have highly proprietary terms and conditions that claim ownership of course content and prohibit sharing or remixing of material.” Looking at the Terms of Service for Coursera, edX, and Udacity revealed some licensing language that colleges and universities should be cognizant of when contemplating joining a MOOC.

On the use of material on these sites Coursera – Terms of Service edX.