I love this - unfortunately for many Universities the concern over IP is at a Uni level and people can't make the decision for themselves. Places like MIT have been doing opencourseware for a while but they have Uni support. A lot of Unis are afraid of releasing what they consider to be their (read: the university's) "property" into the open.
It's a battle that often needs to be fought at a higher level than Profs. Best, Zach On Sep 7, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Rich Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
