Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH ACT)
The Copyright Office was charged to investigate the issues related to copyright and distance education because the fair use guidelines only covered “face-to-face” instruction. In 2002, the TEACH Act was enacted which expanded faculty members ability to use copyrighted material in a distance learning setting if it directly related to the curriculum and represented “reasonable and limited portions” of the material. Please refer to "Online teaching: Print/Electronic texts" and "Online teaching: Media Resources" tabs for detailed rules.