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>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:46:32 -0400
>Subject: Re: #6542 Houghton Mifflin licensing agreeemnt
>From: Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information    Forum   <[log in to unmask]>
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Rachel,

Hmmmm.  We got permission for both A votre tour and Parliamo Italiano in the
Fall.  I wonder if it is peculiar to this text, maybe the author doesn't
want to allow it?  I certainly hope it is not a trend.

Mary



on 2/19/02 5:51 PM, LLTI-Editor at [log in to unmask] wrote:

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>> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:38:03 -0500
>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>> From: "Rachel E. Saury" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Houghton Mifflin licensing agreeemnt
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> Dear friends,
> 
> I hope this finds all my IALL colleagues well these days!  I haven't been
> in circulation much in the past year, but think of you often!
> 
> I'm writing to ask for other people's opinions about and experiences with
> Houghton Mifflin when negotiating licensing agreements for audio materials.
> Our Japanese program uses Nakama, by Makino et al.  We have recently
> received a notice from them that we are not allowed to disseminate Nakama
> materials outside of the language laboratory AND that we cannot alter the
> materials in any way.
> 
> We find their policy draconian and counter to Educational Fair Use.  Our
> first year Japanese instructor, for instance, would like to be able to use
> small segments of the audio materials in the Divace (Tandberg) AACC
> format.  This means that she takes small sound bites from the audio
> materials and puts them into a ready-made template available with the
> Divace that enables students to record themselves, to hear their recording
> and to be forced to hear the master recording a second time.
> 
> Further, we are moving towards web-based access for as much of our audio
> materials as possible. This will be accomplished through a course
> administration tool called Mallard.  All materials will be password
> protected.
> 
> Do you have any similar experiences with HM?  Any suggestions?  Is there
> any way IALL can help negotiate with these companies to come into the 21st
> century in their thinking about the educational uses of these materials?
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Rachel Saury
> 
> 
> Rachel E. Saury, Ph.D.
> Director, Arts & Sciences Center for Instructional Technologies
> Lecturer, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> P.O. Box 400784, Cabell 219
> University of Virginia
> Charlottesville, VA 22904-4784
> 434-924-6847 ph.
> *********************************************************
> May the light of awakened mind become apparent. Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, Etowah
> Cherokee