This document summarizes key aspects of US copyright law as it pertains to fair use and the TEACH Act for educational purposes. It outlines that fair use allows usage of copyrighted materials in reasonable portions for distance learning. The TEACH Act provides more rights for accredited nonprofit educational institutions to display portions of digital media that could be shown in a classroom. Protections must be employed to prevent unauthorized distribution of classroom materials.

1. COPYRIGHT
LAW
Fair Use and
TEACH Act

2. • Not limited to any
SECTION media text, video,
110(2) RULES etc..
FOR
CLASSROOM

3. • Defines “fair use” as
usage of a digital
SECTION
110 (2)
media in “reasonable
FAIR USE and limited portion”
for distance learning.
• no limit on this media
for in the classroom

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

5. • What is the
FOUR character of the
FACTOR
FAIR USE use?
TEST
• Why are you using
it?
• Nonprofit and
educational uses
are covered

6. FOUR • Anything published
FACTOR prior 1922 is now in
FAIR USE
TEST the public domain
and can be
considered.

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

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

9. TEACH • more rights to distance
ACT 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

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

11. PROTECTION • North Carolina State
SOURCE
http://www.ncsu.edu/
• Assembled information
and tools to assist
Their site features the
ability for faculty to “lock
down” all images they
use.

12. REFERENCE
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