You need to know that there are multiple lawsuits against those who used LimeWire.
Many involve child porn. LimeWire figured prominently in the original Grokster case
that was eventually found to be an infringing use by the Supreme Court.
Carol Simpson, Ed.D.
Assoc. Professor (mod. svc.)
School of Library & Information Sciences
University of North Texas
PO Box 311068
307 S. Avenue B, Suite 205
Denton, TX 76203
940-565-3776 (voice)
940-565-3101 (fax)
carol_simpson@unt.edu
>>> Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM> 12/26/2007 12:52 PM >>>
There's nothing like the holidays to start a conversation about
copyright!! *grin*
I'm curious about the use of the software program called "LimeWire"
--- that allows users to share music, video, etc., online. My
sister-in-law teaches in Tulsa Public Schools (Oklahoma) and told me
that their school district had purchased the program for use by their
teachers to use to download music and videos. (?) I questioned
whether this was legal. Aside from the fact that she insisted that it
"was legal", she also stated that they were allowed to download MP3
formats and change the content to burn CDs to share with students or
use in class. Her comment was that since the school district
purchased the software, anything that was posted online was "free" for
use and downloading by anyone with access within the district was
legal.
Does anyone know if this program is being used like this in schools?
Thanks!
~Shonda
--
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
District Librarian
Peaster ISD
Weatherford, TX 76086
Currently reading: "Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the
Grade" by Linda Perlstein
Digital Bookends wiki / blog:
http://digitalbookends.pbwiki.com
http://shonda.edublogs.org/
sbrisco@gmail.com
Resources for Texas School Librarians:
http://txschoollibrarians.ning.com/
http://txschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com/
"Digital Resources" columnist
School Library Journal
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