Sansom watch, January 4 edition
Recent items in the news on Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom and his position at Northwest Florida State College: On January 1, the Miami Herald’s editorial board wrote that other legislators’ silence was as damaging as Sansom’s actions: “When the principal figure in the House is himself accused of wrongdoing and followers in his own […]
Most education advocacy groups unable to borrow “Mission Accomplished” banner
Washington, DC (APOCRYPHAL PRESS)–The fundraising group Democrats for Education Reform has found itself unable to secure the Mission Accomplished banner that President George W. Bush used to declare victory in the Iraq War. “Apparently, it’s been reserved by the National Education Association,” said a prominent member of the group when contacted for this story. “They […]
Creative Commons and the First Sale Doctrine
To all my readers, Happy New Year! Over at Open Content, David Wiley has a fascinating legal puzzle for us to ponder: does the First Sale doctrine undermine the Creative Commons licensing system? I suspect the answer is no from a practical basis because the First Sale doctrine only applies to individual copies of works. […]