Comments on: Blackboard and the US Patent Office, Part 2 http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/ It's Not Your 8th grade Language Lab Anymore! Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-534 Ryan Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:41:06 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/blog/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-534 Thanks for the tip, Dave - I didn't know they'd already filed a complaint. Interesting that they chose a Canadian company to kick things off. Anyway, <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/blackboard.pdf" rel="nofollow">here's a link</a> (thanks to <a href="http://www.jarche.com/" rel="nofollow">Harold Jarche</a>) to a copy of the complaint, in .pdf format. Thanks for the tip, Dave – I didn’t know they’d already filed a complaint. Interesting that they chose a Canadian company to kick things off. Anyway, here’s a link (thanks to Harold Jarche) to a copy of the complaint, in .pdf format.

]]> By: dave cormier http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-533 dave cormier Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:34:25 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/blog/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-533 Martin's post about 'not being a bad guy' panned out to be wrong before the end of the day on which he posted that. The D2L patent infringement filing sorted that out. I couldn't agree with you guys more... all concerned parties need to band together on this. We had a long conversation on Sunday night about how Ed-TV got swallowed up by commercialism in the early 50's and i can't help but think that the internet is on the edge of that right now. Overstated... maybe. but maybe not. would love to have you guys come out Sunday night. Martin’s post about ‘not being a bad guy’ panned out to be wrong before the end of the day on which he posted that. The D2L patent infringement filing sorted that out. I couldn’t agree with you guys more… all concerned parties need to band together on this. We had a long conversation on Sunday night about how Ed-TV got swallowed up by commercialism in the early 50′s and i can’t help but think that the internet is on the edge of that right now.

Overstated… maybe. but maybe not. would love to have you guys come out Sunday night.

]]> By: Ryan http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-531 Ryan Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:38:26 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/blog/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-531 I wholeheartedly disagree. I believe that the public exchange of ideas / raising of voices <a href="http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/041221Glaser/" rel="nofollow">can make a difference</a>. That is why I blog. Idealist? Maybe. But, imho, believing I can't make a difference is a great way to ensure I don't. I wholeheartedly disagree. I believe that the public exchange of ideas / raising of voices can make a difference. That is why I blog. Idealist? Maybe. But, imho, believing I can’t make a difference is a great way to ensure I don’t.

]]> By: barbara http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-532 barbara Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:21:56 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/blog/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-532 Actually both of you may be right... there is a lot to be said for drumming up support and making people aware of the issue via non traditional forms of sommunication such as this on right here. After seeing what i saw at BlogHer, it is pretty hard to ignore the power of blogs when people need to be motivated and called to action: there were MANY stories of people who used blogs to provide relief to the area hit by the tsunami and by Katrina... the social networks are there and we should use them. But yes, there will have to be a legal effort as well... but hopefully the bloggers and those that see this plan as foolish can influence the lawyers to fight for this cause. My two cents --Barbara Actually both of you may be right… there is a lot to be said for drumming up support and making people aware of the issue via non traditional forms of sommunication such as this on right here. After seeing what i saw at BlogHer, it is pretty hard to ignore the power of blogs when people need to be motivated and called to action: there were MANY stories of people who used blogs to provide relief to the area hit by the tsunami and by Katrina… the social networks are there and we should use them. But yes, there will have to be a legal effort as well… but hopefully the bloggers and those that see this plan as foolish can influence the lawyers to fight for this cause.

My two cents

–Barbara

]]> By: Henry http://languagelabunleashed.org/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-530 Henry Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.languagelabunleashed.org/blog/2006/08/01/blackboard-and-the-us-patent-office-part-2/#comment-530 Unfortunately the only way to actually _do_ something about this problem is costly and time consuming: hire a lawyer to fight WebCT's patents. Until that happens, no amount of propaganda will change anything at all. Unfortunately the only way to actually _do_ something about this problem is costly and time consuming: hire a lawyer to fight WebCT’s patents. Until that happens, no amount of propaganda will change anything at all.

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