What are mediated instructional activities (as defined in section 110(2), the TEACH Act)?
Mediated instructional activities are activities that use such [permitted] works • as an integral part of the class experience • under the control or actual supervision of the instructor • in a manner analogous to performances and displays in live classroom settings. According to the Senate Report accompanying the TEACH Act, such activities must use the works as part of the course rather than ancillary to it. Thus the TEACH provision would not cover “student use of supplemental or research materials in digital form, such as electronic coursepacks, e-reserves, and digital library resources.” For additional help with applying Section 110(2), the TEACH Act, see The TEACH Act Toolkit at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/index.html.
