Copyright Fundamentals

By Jean Marc Cote (if 1901) or Villemard (if 1910) http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/06/30/france-in-the-year-2000-1899-1910/ [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The TEACH Act (Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act, 2002 ) allows for flexibility in how instructors can use copyrighted materials in the online classroom as long as certain conditions are met. The following links provide more information about when it is okay to post copyrighted materials online without asking for permission:

The TEACH Act
From the University of Minnesota Libraries Copyright Services.

The Original TEACH Act Toolkit
From the LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Distance Education and the TEACH Act
From the American Library Association.