This is really sad. Here’s the links:
- Blackboard Patent – Internet-based education support system and methods
- Slashdot Discussion on Blackboard Patent
- Academic Commons on Blackboard Patent
- Seb Schmoller on Blackboard Patent
There’s links and comments by bloggers on those pages for you to follow up on.
A while back with the pro teachers we spent some time looking at software idea patents, it doesn’t seem so irrelevant now so here’s some more info.