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iPods Valuable in the College Classroom?

Posted by timothy on from the pencils-considered-dangerous dept.

Infonaut writes "The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article called When iPod goes collegiate, examining the iPods for students program at Duke University. It seems that while many students and professors find them valuable for classwork, this is America, so questions about intellectual property rear their ugly head: "Do they have permission from the person who wrote the lectures to share it?" asks one IP attorney, referring to lectures recorded on iPods."

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  1. Valuable? Yes. by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's easier to zone out with a little music.

  2. Re:If I paid fees to attend the lecture... by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have the right to make a copy to listen to it later (or to share with other students).

    Replace "lecture" with "movie" and see if your theory still applies. :)

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  3. The real issue... by Urkki · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who cares about recorded lessons? The real issue is, does a student have a right to remember or use, let alone share any information gained from a lecture (or a book or whatever) without written permission from the lecturer (or the author or whatever)? After all, isn't that protected IP?

    I mean, just think about it... The student might some day be a lecturer himself, so what right does he have to distribute the IP he may have memorized?

    I wonder why for example NSTA hasn't taken such a firm stand on IP issues, like MPAA and RIAA have. Such lackluster attitude towards these serious issues will undermine the future of modern society!