Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material
A report by the Berkman Center for Internet Study and funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation on copyright and education had been released. It's titled: The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age. The report discusses obstacles to the educational use of copyrighted material such as:
- Unclear or inadequate copyright law relating to crucial provisions such as fair use and educational use;
- Extensive adoption of "digital rights management" technology to lock up content;
- Practical difficulties obtaining rights to use content when licenses are necessary;
- Undue caution by gatekeepers such as publishers or educational administrators.
Click on the title above to read the report.
Posted by Jon Lutz
