Tag Archives: Matthew-Small

Blackboard Patent Celebrity Death Match

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

I note with satisfaction that Eben Moglen’s keynote speech [MP3] and debate with Matthew Small [MP3] have already been reported and commented on in a number of places. (See, for example, Seb’s analysis.) This pleases me for two reasons. First, … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Desire2Learn and Blackboard

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

While at EDUCAUSE, I had opportunities to sit down with both Blackboard’s General Counsel Matthew Small and the Desire2Learn executive team. In the spirit of diplomacy, everything in this post has been reviewed by both sides, and there are aspects … Continue reading →

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Quick Blackboard Updates

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

Between multiple family visits and a case of the flu that’s had my flat on my back the last couple of days, I’ve fallen even further behind on my backlog of posts than I was upon returning from EDUCAUSE. In … Continue reading →

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More on Fairness

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

Stephen Downes thinks I’m being too nice to Blackboard (which is the first time I’ve heard that particular criticism) by giving them too much credit for answering my questions during their webinar. He says it was all “just a needed … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Conference Call, Part II

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Michael Feldstein

As I said in my previous post, I was allowed to ask quite a few questions of Matthew Small in Blackboard’s patent Q&A webinar tonight. I chose not to ask any regarding the scope or validity of the patent, since … Continue reading →

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