Copyright and Permissions

17 U.S.C.  §110 includes exceptions to the exclusive rights of copyright holder for face-to-face teaching and for distance education. 

• "Performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to-face teaching activities. . . in a classroom . . ."
• Must use lawfully made copy.
  • You may use a library copy or a personal copy, but not a copy made by circumventing technological protection measures (DRM).
• Must be for teaching purposes only.
• Allows for classroom use of "For Home Use" labeled media.
• Does not cover copying (fair use).
• Does not cover materials in a course management system such as iCollege/D2L.

• Transmission of non-dramatic literary or musical work or reasonable portions of other works
  • but not works marketed for online use
• By the instructor as an integral part of mediated instructional activities
• Directly related and of material assistance to the teaching content
• Reception limited to students officially enrolled - password access
• Institute has policies regarding copyright and provides informational materials to faculty, staff, and students
• Notice to students that materials used may be subject to copyright protection
• Technological protection measures reasonably prevent retention of the work for longer than the class session and reasonably prevent unauthorized further dissemination.
• The copy was not made by circumventing technological protection measures

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA) 17 U.S.C. §1201 forbids circumvention of a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under copyright. 

Generally, it is a violation to go around any type of digital access controls if such access would be unauthorized.

There are limited exceptions for a few uses, including important educational uses.