Education Software Firm OKs Open-source Patent Use Published: Monday, January 1, 2007 Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports Author(s) and Contributors: Author(s): Stephen Shankland Source(s) and Collection(s): Sources(s): Community ParentTopics: Copyright Intellectual Property Learning Management Systems (LMS) Abstract "Blackboard, whose software can be used to manage university courses, has taken a significant step to mollify open-source rivals who perceive a patent threat from the company." Download Resources Access HTML