This document provides an overview of ebooks, digital content licensing, and open education. It discusses ebooks, electronic user license agreements, issues around digital content ownership versus licensing. It also introduces concepts of open access research, open educational resources, and how an "open university" can embrace open standards, licensing patents for public good, and maintaining an open internet network. Key figures and organizations mentioned include Carl Malamud from Public.Resources.org and the Internet Archive.

1. LIS 550 Intro Brian Rowe J.D. Seattle University Law University of Washington's iSchool Nov. 2nd 2011

2. Background - disclaimer

9. ebooks & ebook readers

10. Click to add content

12. Human Readable Deeds

13. Digital Content EULA

14. Digital Content is licensed, not sold , to you by the Content Provider.

18. Not a Book... WTF

19. Opt Out Privacy

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22. Carl Malamud from Public.Resources.org

24. The Wheeler Declaration An open university is one in which: 1. the research the university produces is open access 2. the course materials are open educational resources 3. the university embraces free software and open standards 4. if the university holds patents, it readily licenses them for free software, essential medicines, and the public good 5. the university network reflects the open nature of the internet

29. Internet Archive

30. Credits: CC-BY Brian Rowe BrianRowe.org @Sarterus Most images were used under my first amendment fair use rights. Most images w