Does the face-to-face teaching exemption apply to distance education?
No, the Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act provides a more limited right to use copyrighted material in distance education by accredited nonprofit institutions providing certain conditions have been met. The law permits the performance of nondramatic literary and musical works and reasonable and limited portions of dramatic and audiovisual works in an amount comparable to that which is typically displayed in the course of a live session. Educational materials marketed as mediated instructional activities transmitted via digital network may not be used. In order to take advantage of these exemptions there are many requirements including: 1) Access must be limited to enrolled students within class sessions; 2) Technological protection measures must be put in place to prevent recipients from further distributing the works; and 3) Institutions must institute copyright policies, provide information on copyright compliance, and provide notice to students that mater
