Copyright & Fair Use

Copyright Law for distance education falls under both Fair Use and the TeachACT. Review the information on the right to learn more about what is allowed under each of these for distance education courses.

Fair Use and the TeachACT are under the Copyright Act of 1976, with sections 110(2) and 112(f) being modified in 2002 to address use of copyrighted works in distance education.

Below is a short tutorial (slides with audio) on using copyrighted works in distance education.

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The following are websites on copyright in education.

• Copyright Crash Course (Texas System)
• Fair Use (Texas System)
• TEACH Act (Texas System)
• TEACH Act (American Library Association)

Related Websites:

• History of Copyright in the United States
• Public Domain, Peter Hirtle (Cornell University Library)
• Cornell University's Copyright Website