CLASSROOM EXEMPTION, DISTANCE EDUCATION
                            AND THE TEACH ACT
 


I.    Section 110 Exceptions

       A.    Section 110(6) - performances at agricultural and
               horticultural fairs

B.    Section 110(10) -- performances at veterans and
        fraternal organizations


C.    Section 110(3) -- performances and displays in a religious
        service

        1.    At a place of worship

        2.    In the course of a religious service

D.    Section 110(4) -- nondramatic musical and literary
        performances


        1.    No payment to performers or promoters

        2.    No direct or indirect admission charge, or if one,
                goes to charitable purposes

        3.    Owner can stop performance - 7 days

        4.    Recording performances

II.    The Classroom Exemption - section 110(1)
        A.    Performances and displays in education

        B.    Requirements:

                1.    Face-to-face teaching

                2.    Nonprofit educational institution

                3.    In a classroom

   4.    Videotaping guidelines
    5.    Cable in the Classroom
III.    Distance Education - section 110(2)

        A.    Definition

        B.    TEACH Act

 
DATE COPYRIGHT OFFICE HOUSE SENATE OUTCOME
May 1999  Report to Congress TEACH Act
ultimately
June 21, 1999 Hearing -- Subcommittee on IP None
March 7, 2001 Office version of bill S. 487 introduced
March 13, 2001 Hearing -- Subcommittee on IP No vote
April 2001 Asked by Senate to assemble negotiating committee Done, amended version developed
May 17,  2001 Amended S. 487 introduced; Hearing Judiciary Committee Approved by Committee; S. Rept. No. 107-31 issues
June 7, 2001 Full Senate consideration Passed
June 27, 2001 S. 487 introduced; Hearings Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property
July 11,  2001  Hearing Judiciary Committee Approved by Committee
October 3, 2002  Reintroduced as part of H.R. 2215 Passed full House
November 2, 2002 Signed into law


        C.    Covers all types of works with one small exception

                1.    Performance of full works limited to nondramatic
                        literary and musical works

                        a.    Reasonable and limited portions of other works

                                        

                       b.    No performance of works produced or marketed
                                primarily for use in mediated instructional activity
                                via digital networks

                2.    For display, all works in amount comparable to that
                       typically displayed in live classroom

        D.    TEACH Act conditions

                1.    Accredited nonprofit educational institution

                2.    Systematic, mediated instructional activity

                2.    By, direction of or under supervision of instructor

                                    

                4.    Directly related and of material assistance to teaching
                        content

                5.    For and technologically limited to students enrolled in
                       course

        E.    Three categories of responsibilities
 
 
ISSUE FACULTY INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY		 INSTITUTION
Use only works allowed x
Use only reasonable and limited portions x
Instructor oversight  x
Mediated instruction x
Converting analog materials to digital x
Limit access to enrolled students x
Technological controls on storage ? dissemination  x
Interference with technological measures x
Limited temporary retention of copies x
Accreditation x
Institute copyright policy  x
Copyright information  x
Notice to students x
Enrolled students  x

        F.    Role for librarians