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Open source software on campus: how faculty can encourage IT staff to install and support. Answering questions from Clancy Ratliff.

I revisit YouTube’s partnership program and discover it’s not as IP-progressive as I’d hoped.

YouTube asks me to sign up for its “partnership” program: fair use? Monetizing? Hrm….

Peter Suber is reducing his work with Open Access News to focus on his new position.

Not much on the web about this: Fourth Circuit’s Turnitin.com Ruling Brings More Trouble for Plaintiffs.
The fourth circuit’s opinion is fairly short, but given that I haven’t read the original decision, I can’t make heads or tails of it. Anyone?
One thing that bugs me from the summary: “The court said it didn’t need to [...]

Objections to the Google Books settlement start to come in, and a good piece on the proposed agreement by Pamela Samuelson

The Center for Social Media releases best practices for fair use in media literacy education: a strong document with few problems.

Proposed HR6845, “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act”, ain’t. Call Washington!

Starting to think about WebCT accessibility, or lack thereof, I discovered its “safeassign” plagiarism detection has come to WIU.

Peter Suber points to possible legislation contra open access mandates