All 44 of Blackboard’s patent claims have been thrown out by the US Patent & Trademark Office. It’s not 100% official (this is the first step in the process), but things are looking up… for everyone except Blackboard. I really think they shot themselves in the foot by
A press release issued today indicates the IMS Global Learning Consortium is piloting the use of Creative Commons licensing for some of their standards. This is excellent news for proponents of open standards, and will hopefully lead to more openness from the IMS. Excerpt: Historically, specifications and standards consortia have
Here are some great blog posts regarding the Blackboard vs Desire2Learn lawsuit. Michael Korcuska (Executive Director of the Sakai Foundation): Blackboard-Desire2Learn Verdict This is certainly not either the end or, frankly, the most important part of the ongoing patent dispute. Completely separate from the Bb-D2L lawsuit, the US Patent Office
Blackboard won its lawsuit against Desire2Learn. This really bums me out! I wonder if Desire2Learn will appeal (please say yes) and if Blackboard will start going after other LMS vendors? * T.H.E. Journal: Blackboard Wins Lawsuit Against Desire2Learn * Desire2Learn Patent-Info’s Blog * Jury instructions from the case (very long,
Actually, I have two updates to report: SCORM API Wrapper updated to version 1.1.4 I’ve received a number of emails from folks who say their LMS can’t auto-detect the API. Therefore, by popular demand, the SCORM API Wrapper for JavaScript has a new feature: the ability