Tomas A. Lipinski is Co-Director and Associate Professor at the Center for Information Policy Research School of Library and Information Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Librarians involved in distance education will want to read Tomas A. Lipinski's Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom. Lipinski, a lawyer and educator, explains how the 2003 legislation known as the TEACH (Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization) Act amended U.S. copyright law and how it will affect distance education. He discusses instructor ownership issues, fair use, excluded materials, new responsibilities for institutions, and the impact of changing technology as it relates to intellectual property.

• Part 1 List of TablesPart 2 ForewordPart 3 Part I: Understanding the Limitations on Exclusive Rights for EducatorsChapter 4 1 Performance and Display Rights in the Live Classroom and the Remote Classroom: The Need for ReformPart 5 Part II: Understanding the New TEACH Distance Education LawChapter 6 2 The Scope of the Privilege for Educators: Excluded MaterialsChapter 7 3 New Rights and Limitations Regarding Use of Copyrighted Material: Section 110(2) and Subsections (A), (B), and (C)Chapter 8 4 New Responsibilites for the Institution: Section 110(2)(D)Chapter 9 5 Summary of Part II: The Section 110(2) Requirements in a NutshellPart 10 Part III: Completing the TEACH PuzzleChapter 11 6 The Ephemeral Recording Privilege in Distance Education: The Old and the NewChapter 12 7 Fair Use of Copyrighted Material in the Distance Education ClassroomPart 13 Appendix A: A TEACH Q&A Compliance AuditPart 14 Appendix B: Model Distance Education Copyright PolicyPart 15 Appendix C: Copyright Statute Selections (Selected)Part 16 Selected BibliographyPart 17 Case IndexPart 18 Subject IndexPart 19 About the Author

Tomas A. Lipinski is Co-Director and Associate Professor at the Center for Information Policy Research School of Library and Information Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Librarians involved in distance education will want to read Tomas A. Lipinski's Copyright Law and the Distance Education Classroom. Lipinski, a lawyer and educator, explains how the 2003 legislation known as the TEACH (Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization) Act amended U.S. copyright law and how it will affect distance education. He discusses instructor ownership issues, fair use, excluded materials, new responsibilities for institutions, and the impact of changing technology as it relates to intellectual property.

• Part 1 List of TablesPart 2 ForewordPart 3 Part I: Understanding the Limitations on Exclusive Rights for EducatorsChapter 4 1 Performance and Display Rights in the Live Classroom and the Remote Classroom: The Need for ReformPart 5 Part II: Understanding the New TEACH Distance Education LawChapter 6 2 The Scope of the Privilege for Educators: Excluded MaterialsChapter 7 3 New Rights and Limitations Regarding Use of Copyrighted Material: Section 110(2) and Subsections (A), (B), and (C)Chapter 8 4 New Responsibilites for the Institution: Section 110(2)(D)Chapter 9 5 Summary of Part II: The Section 110(2) Requirements in a NutshellPart 10 Part III: Completing the TEACH PuzzleChapter 11 6 The Ephemeral Recording Privilege in Distance Education: The Old and the NewChapter 12 7 Fair Use of Copyrighted Material in the Distance Education ClassroomPart 13 Appendix A: A TEACH Q&A Compliance AuditPart 14 Appendix B: Model Distance Education Copyright PolicyPart 15 Appendix C: Copyright Statute Selections (Selected)Part 16 Selected BibliographyPart 17 Case IndexPart 18 Subject IndexPart 19 About the Author