The TEACH Act
The TEACH Act of 2002 (Technology, Education, and Copyright
Harmonization) provides guidelines for
incorporating copyrighted material into distance
education by amending the allowances and
limitations of U.S. Copyright Law.
The TEACH Act applies only
to accredited, non-profit educational
institutions such as Piedmont Technical College
and requires the cooperation of the college's administration,
technical staff
and faculty as described
below:
College
Administration Requirements
The
following administrative/institutional measures are required
for PTC's TEACH Act compliance:
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Piedmont
Technical College is an accredited,
non-profit educational institution.
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Piedmont
Technical College has instituted policies
regarding copyright.
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Piedmont
Technical College has provided materials
to faculty, students, and relevant staff
members that describe and promote United
States Copyright Laws.
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Piedmont
Technical College has provided notice to
students that materials used in connection
with courses may be subject to copyright
protection.
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Transmission
of course content is made solely for
students officially enrolled in the course
for which the transmission is made.
Technical Staff
Requirements
The following
technological measures are required for PTC's
TEACH Act compliance:
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The Instructional Support
& Technology (IST) Division has taken
technological actions to restrict student
access to copyrighted materials for longer
than the defined class session.
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The IST Division has taken
technological actions to deter unauthorized
dissemination of copyrighted materials by
students to others.
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Piedmont Technical College
does not interfere with technological
measures taken by copyright owners to
prevent retention or unauthorized sharing of
their works.
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The IST Division houses
copyrighted works on a computer system or
network in such a way that it is not
ordinarily accessible to unauthorized users.
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The IST Division will only
maintain the copy of the copyrighted work
for a period of time that is reasonably
necessary to facilitate the transmissions
for which it was made.
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Copies made for the sake of
transmission are retained and used solely by
Piedmont Technical College.
Faculty
Requirements
The following
instructional measures are required for PTC's
TEACH Act compliance:
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The copyrighted work that is being
performed/displayed is an integral part of
my class and would be used in the same way
in a traditional, non-online classroom.
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Do not use works sold commercially for
distance education purposes (ex. coursepacks)
or works that that would students would
normally be expected to use individually
and on their own time for studying (ex.
textbooks).
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Do not use pirated works or any other
works which are known to be unlawfully made.
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Limit work to a length or amount which
would reasonably be used in a real-time,
traditional class session. Consider how much
of a work you would share in a traditional
classroom setting and offer no more than
that amount.
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A performance, display, or work must be
part of the "mediated instructional
activities" (MIA) specified in U.S.C. 17
Section 110(2). In other words, the
instructor must make the copyrighted
material an integral part of a lecture or
other actual class assignment; the work
cannot be supplemental or optional in nature.
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Electronic access to works must be limited
only to those students actually enrolled in
the course and should only be available
during the course session. The college
should provide technological
tools which prevent students from copying works and
should also limit student access to the
works beyond the course session.
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Students must be given notice that some
course materials are protected by copyright.
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Copies may be made of digital works or
analog works may be digitized only if:
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They are used solely by the
institution that made them, and no
further copies or phonorecords are
produced from them, except as authorized
under Section 110(2).
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The digital version of the work is
available to the institution is subject
to technological protection measures
that prevent its use for Section 110(2).
Sources
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sources:
Disclaimer
Please note that the information presented
in the Online Copyright Center is for
information purposes only. It should not
be used as a substitute for actual legal
advice.