How Does Copyright Affect What You Do?

The TEACH Act:

Applies ONLY to distance education.
It expands the types of works that can be digitized and posted for student use. Audio visual materials can be selectively digitized now.
Waives the requirement that DVDs could only be shown in the classroom, because teaching and learning happen everywhere these days
" Expands the time materials can be retained. Works that would have to have been discarded after 45 days may now be retained online for the length of the class.

Congress placed new requirements on schools that wanted to take advantage of the Teach Act. They have to:

Be accredited, not-for-profit educational institutions
Have copyright policies in place, and actively educate faculty, students and staff about them.
Ensure that only enrolled students can access the copyrighted materials.
Ensure that copyrighted materials are removed in a timely fashion.
Prevent materials from being "disseminated" - copied and transmitted to anyone other than an enrolled student.
Never allows Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions to be tampered with or evaded, even if Fair Use might allow it.

Next, we'll learn about requirements placed on institutions by the TEACH Act.

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