As expected, Blackboard has taken Desire2Learn back to court, claiming that 8.3 still infringes and charging them with contempt. Interestingly, the news of this showed up simultaneously in Inside Higher Education, THE Journal, and The Chronicle. It looks like Blackboard may have something to say that they want to make sure we all hear.
What could […]
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Blackboard Inc. Shows Deep Compassion for Desire2Learn Customers
Published by June 18th, 2008 in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 1 CommentD2L Resolves Current Patent Burdens
Published by June 12th, 2008 in Higher Education and Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!). 0 CommentsAccording to the latest entry on D2L’s patent blog, D2L has payed the court judgment plus post-judgment interest in full and has also migrated all customers to version 8.3 of their software, which they claim does not infringe on the patent. There’s been some FUD flying around about whether D2L could handle the financial impact […]
Blackboard and Desire2Learn Fight Over Venue for Next Round
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Higher Education and Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!). 0 Comments*Sigh.* At some point I hope the world—and the Blackboard case—will slow down enough so that I’ll actually have time to blog about something else.
Here’s the latest from D2L’s patent blog:
April, 2008 – Matthew Small, Blackboard’s Chief Legal Officer:
“Certainly we believe the reexamination process is a healthy process. It serves to generally strengthen patents, and […]
An Update on Blackboard Calling Desire2Learn Customers
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 2 CommentsA while ago, I noted D2L’s claim that Blackboard General Counsel Matt Small (whose title either is going to be changed or has already been changed to “Chief Business Officer”) was calling D2L customers and encouraging them to switch over. I requested that readers contact me with any information that they have. I got a […]
I Want More
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Open Source, Open Content, Open Access. 0 CommentsThe EDUCAUSE webinar on edupatents today was very good. (The archived event is available.) James Hilton, University of Virginia’s CIO, did a great job of laying out the fundamental conflict between the academic endeavor and the United States’ obsession with ideas as property—an idea that has infused academia through technology transfer departments among many other […]
