Intellectual Sharing and Stealing

Rosemary Talab moderated a discussion by Preston Parker, Leonard DuBoff, esq. and Mary Ann, and our very own Janis Bruwelheide on the topic of intellectual property (that is, not stealing stuff like music and movies and books and such.) Janis keeps us pretty well filled in on her data, but her handouts included some very useful links. Preston spoke on Creative Commons and GLU Licensing, two different ways to make your stuff free to use. He pointed out problems with the "non-commercial" designation (If I am being paid to teach, and I use this, is that a commercial use?) and the fact that there are two systems (If I blend both kinds in one new work, how do I "share-alike" it?) Leonard, being a lawyer, spoke about the law itself, and how it will or won't work (If you created something and it is stolen in China, can you afford to pursue remedies in Chinese court?) All of AECT's accumulated copyright wisdom can be found at www.aect.org/copyright.