For now, we're keeping LectureLeaks strictly legal, so I don't think we'll need to move it to Sweden. Yet. :)
We'd much rather have professors simply agree to let their courses continue being online rather than start an online copyright battle with people who are just trying to teach. R (And yes, OpenWatch, LectureLeaks and NotesHub all look very similar.. because they're all essentially the same code. Ssssshhhh! To prove I can, I should point out that I have actually made some other sites that look not-quite-the-same: http://gun.io most recently) On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Thomas Levine <[email protected]> wrote: > Win! > > Maybe it would help if you hosted it in Sweden or somewhere else with > weak copyright law. > > And I find it funny that all of your websites look the same. > > Tom > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Nate Otto <[email protected]> wrote: >> I love the idea. However... >> >> Responding to takedown notices is a good start, but I think you should add >> another disclaimer or two, especially on the upload page, saying it's the >> user's responsibility to determine that they have the right to upload and >> license their recordings to others. I believe many professors would consider >> the lectures their IP and would dispute another person's right to place >> recordings of them them under a Creative Commons license. >> >> -Nate >> http://ottonomy.net >> @ottonomy >> >> On Sep 7, 2011 9:58 AM, "Rich Jones" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hello, all! >>> >>> I'm writing to you today to announce LectureLeaks, our new platform >>> for recording and sharing your university lectures. We have released >>> two applications, one for Android and one for iPhone, which allow you >>> to record your lectures and send them to our website, >>> LectureLeaks.com, where anybody can listen to them for free. You can >>> also listen to other lectures directly through the app. Oh, and of >>> course, all of the applications and the server software are free and >>> open source, and the content is Creative-Commons-BY. >>> >>> You can checkout the website here: http://www.lectureleaks.com >>> >>> and get the apps here: >>> >>> https://market.android.com/details?id=org.ale.lectureleaks (Android) >>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lectureleaks/id460258898?mt=8 (iPhone) >>> >>> We only put the apps up on Sunday night and we're already receiving a >>> lot of content - at this rate, we could quite possibly become the >>> largest repository of OpenCourseWare audio within the year. >>> >>> So we need volunteers! We need people to promote the applications on >>> campus and people to help us process all of the audio we're receiving. >>> >>> LectureLeaks is a really easy and convenient way for people at your >>> school to get involved with the OpenCourseWare movement, so maybe you >>> could use it as a tool for chapter recruitment! >>> >>> Questions, comments, concerns? Fire away! >>> >>> Thanks very much! >>> Rich >>> >>> PS >>> >>> Below is the press release which we'll be sending out, if you know >>> anybody who might be interested, campus newspapers, etc, feel free to >>> pass it along! >>> >>> Cambridge, MA September, 2011 – LectureLeaks.org is pleased to >>> announce the premier of its iPhone and Android applications designed >>> to help students record and upload their college lectures. A >>> collaborative venture between OpenWatch.net and FinalsClub.org, >>> LectureLeaks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit open-education project. >>> >>> Inspired by the popularity of other Open Courseware programs, notably >>> those at MIT, Yale, and Berkley, LectureLeaks takes a bottom-up rather >>> than top-down approach to the movement by allowing students to engage >>> directly in the creation of free educational content. Our tools >>> specifically empower forward-thinking scholars to capture and share >>> academic knowledge with the world. >>> >>> The more lectures our users capture, save, and post, the more >>> knowledge you (and other curious minds) will be able to stream >>> directly to your ear buds. Our mission is to make high quality >>> education available to everyone, for free. >>> >>> Although our applications are an essential first step, they are simply >>> tools. The ultimate success of this project relies as much on society >>> as technology. In short, we must first shift our perception of >>> education from private and privileged to free and open. >>> >>> Although affirmative for open education, LectureLeaks also protects >>> the rights of faculty and students alike. No matter how much >>> technology we implement, we will never replace the former or >>> jeopardize the latter. Therefore, we maintain the anonymity of every >>> contributing user, respond to all legitimate takedown requests, and >>> share all recordings under a Creative-Commons Attribution license. >>> >>> Thank you for helping encourage awareness and adoption of this >>> project. For additional information, please contact >>> [email protected] and [email protected]. >>> >>> Previous Press for FinalsClub.org & OpenWatch.net >>> >>> “New Social Software Tries to be the Facebook of Higher Education,” >>> Chronicle of Higher Education, October 2010. >>> >>> http://chronicle.com/article/New-Social-Software-Tries-to/125542/ >>> >>> “FreeHarvardEducation.com,” The Boston Globe, December 13, 2009. >>> >>> >>> http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/12/13/freeharvardeducationcom/ >>> >>> "Policing the Police: The Apps That Let You Spy on The Cops," The >>> Atlantic, June 23, 2011. >>> >>> >>> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/policing-the-police-the-smartphone-apps-that-let-you-spy-on-cops/240916/ >>> >>> "OpenWatch Turns Your Smartphone Into A Reverse Surveillance Camera," >>> Forbes, June 22, 2011 >>> >>> >>> http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2011/06/22/openwatch-turns-your-smartphone-into-a-reverse-surveillance-camera/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
