Copyright in the Classroom

Copyright law can impact your instruction in a number of ways. We’ve created some resources to help you reuse student work or post content on course reserves. You can also find information to help you decide if your reuse of a copyrighted work is allowed under one of the teaching exemptions in U.S. copyright law.

Reusing Student Work

Do you want to reuse your student’s work? If so, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

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TEACH Act

This exemption allows for certain uses in the virtual classroom, subject to very specific conditions.

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