From: David Shumaker <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 07:51:36 -0400 My institution has access to the Harvard Business Review through Ebscohost. Each HBR article is displayed with the following statement: “Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Publishing Newsletter content on EBSCOhost is licensed for the private individual use of authorized EBSCOhost users. It is not intended for use as assigned course material in academic institutions nor as corporate learning or training materials in businesses. Academic licensees may not use this content in electronic reserves, electronic course packs, persistent linking from syllabi or by any other means of incorporating the content into course resources. Business licensees may not host this content on learning management systems or use persistent linking or other means to incorporate the content into learning management systems. Harvard Business Publishing will be pleased to grant permission to make this content available through such means. For rates and permission, contact [log in to unmask]” This seems to me to be an extreme example of what Yochai Benkler calls the “permission culture”, as if designed to thwart just about any mention of the HBR in teaching – without permission. I’ve requested clarification from the appropriate officials in my institution, but while waiting for their response I thought I’d share the question with members of this list. Have you seen this or similar terms, and what do you make of this statement? --David Shumaker