EFF lawyer warns of e-learning patent dangers

Iria · Apr 9, 2007, 03:33 AM

Source: Ars Technica
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A broad e-learning patent held by education and course management software company Blackboard is a growing source of controversy in the education community. The patent, which covers an "Internet-based education support system and methods," could potentially threaten increasingly popular open-source course management platforms like Moodle and subject universities to the risk of litigation. In a recent interview with The Chronicle of Higher Education, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawyer Jason Schultz explains the need for patent reform and describes the dangers of broad patents like the one granted to Blackboard.

Apr 9, 2007, 03:33 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	EFF lawyer warns of e-learning patent dangers Source: Ars Technica ____________ A broad e-learning patent held by education and course management software company Blackboard is a growing source of controversy in the education community. The patent, which covers an "Internet-based education support system and methods," could potentially threaten increasingly popular open-source course management platforms like Moodle and subject universities to the risk of litigation. In a recent interview with The Chronicle of Higher Education, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawyer Jason Schultz explains the need for patent reform and describes the dangers of broad patents like the one granted to Blackboard.