http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/ What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning...Online Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:29:46 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48523 益学会 > OLDaily 中文版 » Blog Archive » 2008年2月23日：OLDaily特刊－Blackboard专利权案 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:35:46 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48523 [...] 然而，Michael Feldstein或许总结了大多数观察者的观点：“我无语了。”Feldstein给出了大家的反应，包括链接到Desire2Learn致客户信函的一个帖子，《学院技术》上关于该案例的一篇文章以及Waterloo Record文章的总结。 [...] [...] 然而，Michael Feldstein或许总结了大多数观察者的观点：“我无语了。”Feldstein给出了大家的反应，包括链接到Desire2Learn致客户信函的一个帖子，《学院技术》上关于该案例的一篇文章以及Waterloo Record文章的总结。 [...]

]]> http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48377 Blackboard wins suit against Desire2Learn | ETC@BMC Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:58:26 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48377 [...] Over the weekend (and snow day), I saw the educational blog world aflutter with the news about Blackboard’s win over rival D2L.  Inside Higher Ed covers the story quite well. (Also at The Chronicle.) Blackboard’s patent has long been disputed and many in the educational technology community have been critical over Blackboard’s recent business practices.  In fact, according to Michael Feldstein, who has been following the case since it began, Blackboard is losing customers and some blame these practices in part.  Blackboard’s many patents are still being reviewed after several entities, including the Software Freedom Foundation asked the patent office for the review (which I discussed here).  Educause, the leading organization for higher education technology, also criticized Blackboard’s patents.  I think it will be a while before we fully know what the fallout (if any) is.  D2L is likely to appeal and we’ll be waiting for the patent review as well. [...] [...] Over the weekend (and snow day), I saw the educational blog world aflutter with the news about Blackboard’s win over rival D2L.  Inside Higher Ed covers the story quite well. (Also at The Chronicle.) Blackboard’s patent has long been disputed and many in the educational technology community have been critical over Blackboard’s recent business practices.  In fact, according to Michael Feldstein, who has been following the case since it began, Blackboard is losing customers and some blame these practices in part.  Blackboard’s many patents are still being reviewed after several entities, including the Software Freedom Foundation asked the patent office for the review (which I discussed here).  Educause, the leading organization for higher education technology, also criticized Blackboard’s patents.  I think it will be a while before we fully know what the fallout (if any) is.  D2L is likely to appeal and we’ll be waiting for the patent review as well. [...]

]]> http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48297 Epic Thinking – innovation and quality in e-learning » Blog Archive » Blackboard won Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:01:08 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/details-are-trickling-in/#comment-48297 [...] Michael Feldstein has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the community up to date on developments in this case. As he writes, it looks like neither company is a winner as the cost of the case will outweigh Blackboard’s costs, D2L already have one major customer on record wondering whether their license prices will be hit, and innovation in education will potentially be stifled. While Blackboard have pledged not to sue open source companies who break their LMS patents, Alan Shapiro notes that they don’t have a great track record of standing by previous pledges (they pledged to customers of WebCT and Prometheus that nothing would change following their acqusition, and those products were subsequently discontinued). The jury’s verdict is by no means the last word. The US Patent and Trademark Office are still re-examining the patent’s validity following requests by both D2L - who have invalidated 35 out of the 44 patent claims - and the Software Freedom Law Centre on behalf of open source LMSs Sakai, Moodle and ATutor. [...] [...] Michael Feldstein has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the community up to date on developments in this case. As he writes, it looks like neither company is a winner as the cost of the case will outweigh Blackboard’s costs, D2L already have one major customer on record wondering whether their license prices will be hit, and innovation in education will potentially be stifled. While Blackboard have pledged not to sue open source companies who break their LMS patents, Alan Shapiro notes that they don’t have a great track record of standing by previous pledges (they pledged to customers of WebCT and Prometheus that nothing would change following their acqusition, and those products were subsequently discontinued). The jury’s verdict is by no means the last word. The US Patent and Trademark Office are still re-examining the patent’s validity following requests by both D2L - who have invalidated 35 out of the 44 patent claims - and the Software Freedom Law Centre on behalf of open source LMSs Sakai, Moodle and ATutor. [...]

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