©opyright Law & the TEACH Act

A primer for distance and online educators

Barbara Babcock for EDG6931

Authorship & Ownership The creator of an original work

owns the copyright to that work Materials created by any US

government agency are in the public domain

Ownership Rights

When multiple authors create a work, copyright is jointly assigned to each contributor for the portion they created

To © or not to C---doesn’t matter

“TEACH is a compromise between the needs of academe to make free use of copyrighted materials as an efficient and effective teaching tool, and the needs of copyright holders to protect the value of their work effort.”

--Hoon, Peggy E. (2002). The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education (ONLINE) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/background.html

The Benefits of TEACH

Allows transmission to any location

Lessons may be available for a period of time

Analog and Digital Material

In certain cases, instructors may be able to digitize analog sources for transmission

TEACH Sources

Instructors may use nearly all kinds of print, broadcast, film, audio, video, or virtual sources

Sources used must meet the criteria for fair use and are relevant to the classroom experience

Compliance: Educators

Compliance is required of both the instructor and the institution

Instructors must understand and apply the principles of TEACH when designing course content

Institutional Compliance

Educational institutions must devise copyright policy and devise controls for web-based delivery of programs

Policies for Compliance

Copyright policies must be established and enforced

Educational institutions must employ controls that limit who may access any online classes

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Permission and Compliance

Permission is required to display supplemental or non-essential resource material

Hyperlinks or references may be provided

Limits for Learners

Students should not be able to download online presentations that contain copyrighted materials

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TEACH and Learners Lessons may be presented in a

variety of media and available to students for a period of time

Students may not be able to download lessons to their own personal computer

When in Doubt… Don’t break the law—get permission Know your institution’s copyright

policy, and follow it For more information, visit sites:

www.lib.ncsu.edu.sec/tutorial/index.htmwww.uidaho.edu.eo

www.copyright.iupui.edu

For more information

For more information on TEACH, visit:

www.lib.ncsu.edu.sec/tutorial/index.htmwww.uidaho.edu.eo

www.copyright.iupui.edu

References Copyright and Distance Education (ONLINE).

http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/dist12.html. Crews, Kenneth D. (2002). “New Copyright Law for

Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH ACT”. (ONLINE). http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/distanceed/teachsummary.pdf

Hoon, Peggy E. (2002). “The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education”. (ONLINE). http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/background.html

Hoon, Peggy E. (2002). “Scholarly Communication Center: Tutorial Series”. (ONLINE). http://www.lib.ncsu.edu.scc.tutorial/copyuse/index.html