Subject: Distance Learning & Copyright Law Seminar--Pittsburgh, PA--October 17, 2003 From: "Steven Armatas" <SArmatas@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:49:09 -0400 |
For those of you involved with intellectual property and distance learning, Sterling Education Services is sponsoring a full-day seminar on the topic of Distance Learning and Copyright:Legal Issues in Pittsburgh, PA on October 17, 2003. A substantial part of the program is devoted to the recently enacted TEACH Act which updates the distance education provisions of the Copyright Act and significantly impacts all colleges, universities and K-12 schools that utilize distance learning technologies. A copy of the program's agenda is included below. Additional information and registration procedures can be found at http://www.sterlingeducation.com/DLUPittsburgh.html I. Copyright Basics (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) Since a general understanding of copyright law is necessary for every instructor incorporating another's works into his or her course, this section addresses such questions as: What is copyright? How long does copyright protection last? What works are eligible for protection? What constitutes "fair use" of a copyrighted work? What are the penalties for infringing use? This portion also covers the assignment and licensing of copyrights and recent legal cases involving use of the sovereign immunity defense by state universities against intellectual property infringement claims. Lunch: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (on your own) II. Distance Learning Guidelines (1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.) Often what is permissible practice in face to face teaching situations constitutes copyright infringement when used in distance learning. This section addresses the different laws applicable to each setting with emphasis on the evolving distance learning rules. Topics include the exemptions for face-to-face teaching and distance learning contained in the he Copyright Act, the "safe harbor" provisions of the CONFU guidelines, and the recently enacted TEACH Act. Break: 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. III. Distance Learning and the WWW (2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) As more and more schools offer courses over the Internet, a growing interrelationship between the World Wide Web and educational distance learning has developed. This section addresses questions distance learning instructors now face such as: What Should I Include on My Distance Learning Course Home Page? May I Copy Items from Other Internet Sites? May I Freely Link to the Web Sites of Others? How Do I Protect the Material on My Site? Who Owns the Electronic Course? This section also covers how to locate copyright owners and the potential liability of colleges and universities as Internet service providers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. IV. Educational Multimedia Guidelines (3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) As educators use advancing communications technology to convey information to students, many instructors opt to develop multimedia presentations mixing text, sound, motion pictures, and graphics to use in their distance learning courses, or even to market commercially. This section first explores the myriad of copyright issues involved in assembling a commercial multimedia product, and then discusses how to combine the works of others for educational purposes without triggering copyright infringement liability.
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