Copyright Issues for the Distance Learning Professor |
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Authors: | Diana D'Amico Juettner Roy J Girasa |
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Institution: | (1) Legal Studies Program, Division of Social and Behavioral Science, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.A.;(2) Department of Legal Studies and Taxation, Lubin School of Business, Pace University, Pleasantville, New York, U.S.A |
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Abstract: | The Internet has made the accessibility of knowledge both instantaneous and global. The professor who teaches online must
be aware of the legal issues created by digital technology. The scope of the Fair Use Doctrine in the U.S. Copyright Law is
under debate by educators and copyright owners. Educators advocate amending the scope of works available for distance learning,
under the Fair Use principle, to include the same range of exclusions allowed in face to face classrooms such as: audiovisual
works, movies and videos. While copyright owners advocate licensing of materials, educators feel that licensing procedures
and costs need to be geared to the needs and ability to pay of the educational institution, otherwise their distance learning
students will not have access to the same materials as those who sit in the classroom.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | copyright law distance learning education digital technologies computers the Internet distance learning educators fair use professors digital environment international initiatives and U S copyright law digital images use of copyrighted materials |
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