COPYRIGHT

LAW

Fair Use and

TEACH Act

• Not limited to any media text, video, etc..

SECTION

110(2) RULES

FOR

CLASSROOM

• Defines “fair use” as usage of a digital media in “reasonable and limited portion” for distance learning.

• no limit on this media for in the classroom

SECTION

110 (2)

FAIR USE

• Access must be restricted to appropriate audiences only ex: your students only not the entire campus or district

FAIR

USE

• What is the character of the use?

• Why are you using it?

• Nonprofit and educational uses are covered

FOUR

FACTOR

FAIR USE

TEST

• Anything published prior 1922 is now in the public domain and can be considered.

FOUR

FACTOR

FAIR USE

TEST

• A small amount such as a single chapter would be covered an entire movie or book for example would not be considered fair use to copy.

FOUR

FACTOR

FAIR USE

TEST

• If the way you plan to use the materials would have an effect on the original sale of the item or its value it is not covered.

FOUR

FACTOR

FAIR USE

TEST

• more rights to distance education

• Only accredited nonprofit educational institutions

• portions of digital media to be shown are now limited to what could be shown in face to face displays

TEACH

ACT

• educators must employ protections to prevent downloading and distribution of materials used in the classroom.

TROUBLE

SPOT

• North Carolina State http://www.ncsu.edu/

• Assembled information and tools to assist

Their site features the ability for faculty to “lock down” all images they use.

PROTECTION

SOURCE

Harper, G. (2007). Building on Other's Creative

Expression: The TEACH Act. Austin, TX: University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html

REFERENCE