Thanks to Greenflame for drawing attention to this: "Lawsuit claim: Students' lecture notes infringe on professor's copyright"... Actually, the title is a little bit biased. It might also read, "Lawsuit claim: Student attempts to gain from professor's work".
So, should a lecturer's notes be considered copyright? The real issue for copyright lawyers is whether or not selling summaries of copyright materials is 'fair use'; the issue for OER is whether or not professor Moulton and Faulkner Press are entitled to benefit financially by maintaining legal control over their work.
Actually, the word 'work' is an interesting one. I am reminded of the Apostle Paul, who, in 1 Corinthians 9, talked about not only his right to be reimbursed for his activity, but also his right to refuse reimbursement. This is where I'm at regarding the issue now, and my own publications are in line with it; some freely available, others published through commercial interests (the latter to enter a different type of conversational genre).
So, should a lecturer's notes be considered copyright? The real issue for copyright lawyers is whether or not selling summaries of copyright materials is 'fair use'; the issue for OER is whether or not professor Moulton and Faulkner Press are entitled to benefit financially by maintaining legal control over their work.
Actually, the word 'work' is an interesting one. I am reminded of the Apostle Paul, who, in 1 Corinthians 9, talked about not only his right to be reimbursed for his activity, but also his right to refuse reimbursement. This is where I'm at regarding the issue now, and my own publications are in line with it; some freely available, others published through commercial interests (the latter to enter a different type of conversational genre).
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