Links to information and resources about the TEACH Act and how it is applied to guide the use of copyrighted resources in distance education. Most of these links are to other universities and do not reflect official policy at MUSC. They are offered to help faculty better understand how the law is being applied.
- Distance Education and the TEACH Act
(American Library Association)
- Includes a legislative history leading to passage of the act in 2002 and links to information about benefits, requirements, duties of institutional policymakers, IT officials, and instructors, and the role for librarians.
- Expanded TEACH Checklist: For The Institution and its Users
(North Carolina State University)
- An interesting model for a checklist. It is a .pdf with embedded links to discussion and guideline documents and glossaries that explain concepts like fair use, permissions, eligible works, etc.
The link above requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you are unable to view or download this article, get Acrobat Reader here.- TEACH Act Fair Use Presentation
(Chip Hood, JD. Executive Director, MUSC Foundation for Research Development)
- This is a podcast of the May 2, 2007 Town Hall Meeting at MUSC. Chip Hood, Executive Director of the Foundation for Research Development, is an attorney and intellectual property/copyright expert.
- TEACH Act Guidelines for Courseware
(University of Illinois Springfield)
- Guidelines "applied to electronic materials placed within courseware maintained by the University of Illinois at Springfield." These guidelines are followed by faculty at the university who use applications like WebCT and Blackboard.
- TEACH Act Guidelines for Distance Education
(University of Illinois Springfield)
- "These guidelines are for the individual faculty member to use in considering whether the work he or she wants to use in an online class meets the requirements of the TEACH Act."
- TEACH Act: Frequently Asked Questions
(Penn State)
- Includes general information about copyright, definitions for public domain and fair use, overview of TEACH Act and how it applies at Penn State.
- The TEACH Act Finally Becomes Law
(University of Texas System)
- A general introduction and discussion of the TEACH Act. Sections include introduction, expanded rights, exclusions, conditions, authority to make copies, and a checklist. Part of UT's Copyright Crash Course.
- The TEACH Toolkit
(North Carolina State University)
- An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education. Excellent and extensive discussion, good examples of resources
- Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching-- FAQ
(Peggy Hoon, JD)
- Questions Faculty and Teaching Assistants Need to Ask Themselves Frequently. This 2-part essay provides answers to basic questions about common copyright questions. The author states, "This FAQ is arranged around a sequence of 6 overarching questions that collectively represent a good-faith analysis for circumstances that are common in teaching at most universities." Part 1 covers traditional classroom settings and part 2 covers use in the online classroom/course management system. This is written in plain language and provides an excellent foundation for understanding.
