Word: webbed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Cambridge has used Proportional Representation (PR) as its voting system since 1941. PR "ensures minority representation with majority control," according to the Cambridge Election Commission's Web site...
...selective nature of Harvard academics has been called into question by the double-edged sword of the World Wide Web, the great democratizer of information and violator of copyrights. Specifically, Versity.com, an on-line "knowledge center" that collects lecture notes from colleges across the country, has begun this fall to have Harvard courses featured on its site, paying Harvard students to summarize the lectures they attend and then posting lecture notes on the Web to anyone who desires them and is willing to register...
...service that will enhance the study habits of students at Harvard and beyond, professors nationwide who find their lectures summarized online say that the service not only provides inaccurate information but represents a copyright infringement on their intellectual property. Versity.com makes its money from running advertising banners on its Web site alongside the lecture notes, which are free to view. Regardless of the legal status of the endeavor, it is unethical for outside corporations to make money off the presentations of Harvard professors, and we find it more concerning that students seek to profit from the professors' academic work...
...fact, if a student out of the goodness of her heart wanted to share all her own notes and papers on a Web site, without collecting advertising dollars or being part of any other commercial venture, this too should be seen as a valid contribution to the academic community. Students should only be disciplined when they are violating the academic code by receiving money for academic work without authorization...
...University is right to stress the intellectual property rights of its professors and protect our academic community by prohibiting the sale of academic information to Web sites like Versity.com. When properly understood, these restrictions will help strengthen the bonds between students and professors and among fellow students. They will foster more cooperation and therefore more education within the Harvard academic community. These privileges, after all, are what we are paying to receive...