Hi Barbara,
I was wondering the same thing myself when I first saw that on one of the
webquest sites. Then I thought I saw a creative commons logo on one of the
sites. but does that apply to all of them? I'm having a quick rummage for
that site but haven't 're-discovered' it yet.
I personally wouldn't mind others adapting my work as long as they gave me
due credit.
Regards,
Cathy Hainstock
Village School Primary
Croydon North, Vic
library@villageschool.vic.edu.au
cathy@bytedesign.com.au
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[mailto:oztl_net-bounces@listserv.csu.edu.au]On Behalf Of Barbara
Braxton
Sent: Sunday, 28 October 2007 4:57 PM
To: LM_NET; OZTL_NET
Subject: [OZTL_NET] TARGET: Webquests and Intellectual Property
I am currently marking some uni papers that focus on the use of webquests
and time and again, I am
getting quotes from various sources that are suggesting that to save time in
developing an original
webquest, teachers should adapt one that already exists in order to meet
their needs.
Every time I read this I cringe because surely such an adaptation would be
an infringement of
intellectual property. Personally, I would be very ticked off if I spent
hours developing a
webquest - and I mean one in the true meaning of the concept, not a
low-level online
information-gathering exercise - and then found someone "adapted" it without
permission.
What do you think? Am I being pedantic, or mean and miserable? I am really
interested in your
views because this IP issue is important to me.
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
E. barbara@iimetro.com.au
"Together we learn from each other."
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