How does all of this apply to continuing education, in-service training and patient education?
The classroom guidelines apply to non-profit educational institutions and do not apply to other types of institutions even though they may be not-for-profit and may be offering other types of educational events. The guidelines and the copyright law only refer to “classroom use” for discussion and teaching. Neither directly mentions fair use rights for CE courses, training for staff, or patient education held by other types of institutions. Since Duke is a non-profit educational institution, you may apply the fair use criteria to see if your educational use of materials fits under those tests. In terms of the purpose of the use, Duke is a non-profit institution and fits under the first criteria or test for fair use. But if Duke holds a large educational event to generate profit, you may have crossed the threshold of what is permitted under fair use. Given the specific circumstances, for-profit institutions may also be able to use materials under fair use as well. However, for-profit ins
