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--- Forwarded Message from "M. Tandy" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:13:19 -0800 (PST) >From: "M. Tandy" <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: LLTI Digest - 11 Feb 2002 to 12 Feb 2002 (#2002-20) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ >From: Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > 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 Rachel, et. al., This sounds strange, as it's completely the opposite of our experience with HM and the Nakama series. Last year we requested permission to use Nakama I & II audio materials for UW password-protected use on the Web, and they sent us all the CDs gratis. However, we've been using Nakama since it was piloted a few years ago, when we also did HM some favors. I've had no trouble with them at all. Michael --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Tandy Staff Associate, Dept. of Asian Languages and Literature Language Learning Center, University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/llc/ on 2/19/02 5:51 PM, LLTI-Editor at [log in to unmask] wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Rachel E. Saury" <[log in to unmask]> > --- >> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:38:03 -0500 >> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum >> <[log in to unmask]> >> From: "Rachel E. Saury" <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Houghton Mifflin licensing agreeemnt >> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > ------------------ > 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