Globally this is OK. On a local scale this isn't so easy. To my mind - the free cultural works definition needs work. It needs to be more morally neutral. It *could* be an important defining document, but as it is, I feel I can't subscribe due to some of the moral tones in it. It may have changed some since our big copyright debates from 2007.. so perhaps I should check..
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Leigh, > > That's a real challenge -- but surmountable through good education and > advice to help folk take an informed decision. > > By setting a leading example and remaining true to our values -- we'll win > many over to our side :-). > > Cheers > Wayne > > On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 11:34 +1200, Leigh Blackall wrote: > > Hmm, its a big problem my end, because if and when some of my colleagues > see the use of this and other restrictive licenses, all they see is that its > Creative Commons and think that equates to OER... I am sensing a rise in the > use of restrictions as the 2nd wave of OER comes on board without fully > considering it > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Stephen Downes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Wayne wrote: > > Yeah Leigh, I don't get either :-( > > I would love to hear the rationales from these leading OER advocates who > publish works on the topic of OER under a ND license. > > I would guess they have a commercial distribution deal with Scribd. That > would explain the ND - they don't want a (more usable) HTML version out > there diluting the marketing impact. > > I'm just guessing, though. > > -- Stephen > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > Leigh Blackall > +64(0)21736539 > skype - leigh_blackall > SL - Leroy Goalpost > http://learnonline.wordpress.com<http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?5AQsFELcEICSnzhO-qejhOqenPo0c_Zz2I3Vg_z5oEbh-BendTV4sUMqehPP3bVKVIz4xlK5LbIAVb5z3uXKyc2cOFeFcwY7KxXc731qoueecaXoHa4WQ9DmGvM0454qR8D-hzlJqDbCTzhOepdEFFEK6zBxwQsLCTT3pFr0mhmgQwTrpRyqnjh02_id46MHcDYjh1fM-pEwH0Qg1wq1o1Cy0wTcQggHcQgr0Qg1wq1pExd49KvxYYmfSk3q9J4SOYqenPhOUYqejuDDQ> > > > > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
