Copyright

This guide is not intended to replace the advice of legal counsel. The content of this guide is meant to be informative, but does not constitute legal advice. If you have further questions about copyright in your specific situation, please seek appropriate legal counsel.

Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act

The Act revises Section 110(2) and 112 of the U.S. Copyright Law, which applies to accredited, nonprofit educational institutions in the U.S, and lays out the guidelines by which they may use copyrighted materials.

The major provisions of the act apply specifically to online and distance education courses.

The TEACH Act offers greater copyright freedom for distance learning instruction if schools enable certain restrictions.

• TEACH's "perform or display" language can be interpreted more broadly than previous copyright law.
• Materials may only be accessed by students enrolled in online face-to-face or asynchronous class sessions.
• Passwords aren't enough: schools must limit saving and reproducing content with additional technology.

Attach this suggested TEACH-compliant statement to uploaded content in eLearn/eCampus:

"These [materials][documents] are being made available to you pursuant to the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act. [Materials][documents] are subject to copyright protection as noted below, and may not be reproduced, distributed or publicly displayed without the prior written consent of the copyright owner."