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Teach Act
Copyright in Distance Learning
Impact of the TEACH Act
What is it?
On November, 2, 2002, the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) became law, fully revising Section 110(2) of the U.S. Copyright Act, governing the conditions under which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions in the U.S. may use copyrighted materials for distance education without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of royalties.
The TEACH Act is in addition to the "fair use" exception to the copyright owner's exclusive rights to their materials. In many instances, the Act expands the range of works that instructors may use. (BlackboardT applications or other explanations will be presented in this font.)
However, with the benefits come added responsibilities. In summary, if instructors and/or institutions wish to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the TEACH Act for using copyrighted materials, they must agree to.
- .limit access to copyrighted works to students currently enrolled in the class
- .limit access only for the time needed to complete the class session or course
- .inform instructors, students, and staff of copyright laws and policies
- .prevent further copying or redistribution of copyrighted works
- .not interfere with copy protection mechanisms
Online Resources
For excellent background materials and guidelines for meeting the requirements of the Act, go to the American Library Association web site http://www.ala.org/ Type TEACH Act in the Search box.
For full text of U.S. Copyright Law, with all amendments, see
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/
Copyright Resources on the Internet provides links to all sorts of sources on copyright in education.
http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm
U.S. Copyright Office home page
http://www.copyright.gov/
Stanford University Library provides all sorts of information on copyright and fair use in education, as well as links to many other relevant sites.
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
The University of Texas has set up an excellent, lighthearted "Crash Course in Copyright," geared to both students and faculty
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
On a more serious note, The University of Texas also offers a "Crash Course Tutorial" for faculty to use to learn copyright basics, especially in the distance learning context.
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/
Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers presents Fair Use Guidelines in an easy-to-read and understand chart.
http://www.techlearning.com
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