©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
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