Copyright (as it was initially conceived) shares a common purpose with education: “to promote the progress of science and the useful arts.” However, as Gray’s video illustrates, increasingly stringent copyright laws impost limits on how we access, use, and share information. Copyright restrictions also effect how much resources cost to access or use in different contexts.
Do issues of copyright, ease of access, and / or cost impact which materials you typically use in your courses?
How might the use of open materials change the way you and your students use and share resources or impact your teaching?
Is there supposed to be a video on this post? If so, I don’t see it.
Ah never mind, found it in the syllabus.
Why don’t authors just come up with new material?